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JOY! Magazine

From the EDITOR

Not just our Saviour, but also our LORD! • “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” - Proverbs 3:5-6

Letters to the EDITOR • Send your letters to editor@joymag.co.za

BIBLE FUN

ASK VAL • Biblical answers to tough questions

Thank you I know it was You, Lord!

DID YOU KNOW?

WHO’S in the NEWS?

JOY! NEWS • KEEPING CHRISTIANS INFORMED

SCRIPTURE UNION South Africa • Celebrating 100 years of youth ministry!

DIGITAL ADDICTIONS Can the brain be renewed? • Brad Huddleston, renowned author of Digital Cocaine, shares his insights into how easily children can form digital addictions.

THINK DIFFERENT

IDENTITY is everything

Richard Dawkins claims to be a ‘cultural Christian’ • Famed scientist and atheist Richard Dawkins refers to himself as a ‘cultural Christian’ because he admires some of the ceremonial and philanthropic aspects of Christianity. Dawkins is not born again; he simply sees ‘Christianity’ as a label to use.

What is ‘CULTURAL CHRISTIANITY’? • A cultural Christian identifies with certain aspects of Christianity, such as the good works of Jesus, but rejects the spiritual aspects required to be a biblically defined Christian.

HEAR & OBEY

The Tropical Pacific ISLANDS

Leon & Este-Lee PREACHING GRACE & POWER TO A PASSIONATE GENERATION

THE PARABLES OF JESUS • The persistent widow

THE BEATITUDES • Blessings from the Sermon on the Mount

Sin loves to syncretise • Byncretism — the mixing of two contrasting religions by taking something from one religion and blending it into another.

CHARACTERS OF THE BIBLE Pavah

Who was King DAVID’S mother?

An inspirational tale of love & reunion

BEARING FRUIT through Living Roots • Julia September (40), the daughter of a teacher and a carpenter, grew up in safe houses all over Cape Town. After school, she studied nature conservation and worked for a number of organisations including the World Wildlife Fund and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. She’s married to Athol, an insurance underwriter, and they live in Southfield with their three young sons.

Simple ways to care for God’s creation

9 questions to ask your spouse to strengthen your marriage

WHAT IS BIBLICAL TRANSFORMATION?

HARVEST SEASON • The Kingdom of God flourishes in Africa

EFFECTIVE CHURCH & COMMUNITY Potchefstroom • “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” – Matthew 5:16

Evangelism • Explaining the unknown God Acts 17:15-34

3 points to ponder on handling disappointment

The story of the two sparrows on the 1 cent coin • “Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.” – Matthew 10:29

HELPFUL ANIMALS • Whatever happened to evolution’s ‘survival of the fittest’? Why would a meerkat starve and take care of cubs that are not his?