JOY! Magazine

JOY! Magazine is one of the premier Christian Family Magazines in the world, covering a range of content including breaking Christian news, relevant current affairs, articles on marriage and family, devotional teachings and much more!

JOY! Magazine

The Bible is not open to Personal Interpretation • “I’ve hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” – Psalm 119:11

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

Commentary on Matthew 5:13 • “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.”

Thank you I know it was you Lord!

Eyes that look are common Eyes that see are rare

ASK VAL • Email questions to: joyquestions@valwaldeck.com

Salvation Prayer

God’s love changes even the hardest heart

3 points to ponder on Being Lukewarm

‘The Day I Met God’ • Rescue Mission on Sneeukop

Finding Christ after the 9/11 TRAGEDY

The Purpose of PAIN • After we have endured the sufferings of this life, we will enjoy the glories of heaven in a dispensation where there is no more pain.

A worldwide pandemic of TEEN DEPRESSION

CHECK YOUR HEART

Longing to fill the emptiness of my life, I traded my body for money • You are never too far gone. There is a love far greater than anything you have ever done waiting for you. With arms open wide.

WORD SEARCH

DID YOU KNOW?

WHO’S in the NEWS?

JOY! N EWS • KEEPING CHRISTIANS INFORMED

A Devoted Citizen Votes Responsibly

The litmus test for any DEMOCRACY

What ‘Your Truth’ Does to Your Church Attendance

False Perceptions of a Successful Church

“LORD HEAL OUR NATION”

The Importance of Women in Times of Revival

3 Dangers of TikTok

Paying attention to God in an age of CONSTANT DISTRACTION

CHRISTIANS & HYPOCRISY • “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others.” – Matthew 6:5

2 Are all Christians HYPOCRITES?

3 Why are Christians so JUDGEMENTAL?

4 Is it wrong to do charitable giving for tax deduction purposes?

Getting to Know GodTHE PERFECT GOD OF PEACE

CHARACTERS OF THE BIBLE: SAMSON

5 of the MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS in the Bible • One of the biggest mind benders of the Christian faith happens when our limited understanding crashes up against God’s sovereignty.

The Amazing Power of Gratitude • Show your trust by saying ‘Thank You’

Understanding the Feasts of Abba Father • Abba Father has carefully designed, planned, and orchestrated the timing and sequence of each of the seven feasts to reveal to us a very unique love story.

Seeing South Africa through a lens of hope

God’s Gift of Rest • Christ gives perfect rest: spiritual rest from sin, physical rest from imbalance, and future rest in eternal life. The Bible often describes this rest as perfect peace: shalom.

Serving the Disabled in Madagascar

The Gospel Prevails in war-torn Mali • KanuYah FM fights the good fight by broadcasting the pure Gospel, as internal factions and external pressure threatens to tear the country apart.

Trauma care projects bring HEALING in Iraq

Blinded by gunfire, healed by Jesus • Over and over again, we’re told that Jesus was moved by the...