Joy for Fall: Gratitude (Psalm 34)

Scroll to the bottom for a link to listen to this post on our Some Comfort and Joy podcast! “ I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth…O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and

Comfort for Fall: Sing Praise (Psalm 34)

Scroll to the bottom for a link to listen to this post on our Some Comfort and Joy podcast! “I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” -Psalm 34:1 “If the lights went out right now, what song would you sing?” This was the question researchers used to identify

Comfort for Fall: Bless the Lord (Psalm 104)

Scroll to the bottom for a link to listen to this post on our Some Comfort and Joy podcast! “Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great.” -Psalm 104:1 What does it mean for my soul to bless the Lord? Many of us are familiar with the idea of giving all

Epiphany Comfort Kits!

If you are one of our readers who have wondered how you can support our work, here is a fun way! Sherah-Leigh and I are excited to let you know that we are again offering Comfort Kits. Holiday gift giving is just around the corner!  Let Some Comfort and Joy help you satisfy your shopping

Comfort for Fall: Peril and Promise (Joel 2)

Scroll to the bottom for a link to listen to this post on our Some Comfort and Joy podcast! “The threshing floors shall be full of grain, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great

Joy for Fall: “Setting aside our doing”

Scroll to the bottom for a link to listen to this post on our Some Comfort and Joy podcast! “God, brilliant Lord, Your name echoes around the world.”  Psalm 8:9 Setting aside our doing to be with God Sunset whispering pink threaded with blue and yellow What human might What effort Could out-do this temporal

Comfort for Fall: God’s artwork (Psalm 8:3-5)

Scroll to the bottom for a link to listen to this post on our Some Comfort and Joy podcast! “I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewelry, Moon and stars mounted in their settings. Then I look at my micro-self and wonder, Why do you bother with us? Why take a

Joy for Fall: Breath Prayer (Psalm 19)

Scroll to the bottom for a link to listen to this post on our Some Comfort and Joy podcast! “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” -Psalm 19:14 Cultural self-help encouragement echoes the wisdom of the Psalms: what we give our

Comfort for Fall: Autumn Praise (Psalm 19:1-4) NIV

Scroll to the bottom for a link to listen to this post on our Some Comfort and Joy podcast! The heavens declare the glory of God;     the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech;     night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words;

Joy for Fall: Partners in the Kingdom (Psalm 54)

Scroll to the bottom for a link to listen to this post on our Some Comfort and Joy podcast! “But surely, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. He will repay my enemies for their evil. In your faithfulness, put an end to them. With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to