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

From the EDITOR

Make the vision plain

ASK VAL • Biblical answers to tough questions

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

Test your BIBLE KNOWLEDGE • See how many of these you can fill in before checking the answers on page 79. After you test yourself, try reading the questions aloud to a friend or family member and see how they do!

WORD SEARCH

CROSSWORD

WHO’S in the NEWS?

Jonathan

DID YOU KNOW?

NEW YEAR, CLEAR VISION • “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” – Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)

3 points to ponder on God’s hand in our lives

Christ amongst the 7 churches of Revelation

REVIVAL IN CAMBODIA

JOY! NEWS • KEEPING CHRISTIANS INFORMED

GOD SENDS TWO ‘ANGELS’ to support cross walker, Reini, in Zimbabwe

How God restored my life and art From brokenness to beauty

How FEBA uplifts the wives & families of Ukraine’s soldiers

From street fighter to spiritual warrior How Jesus is at work in Nigeria

The importance of CHRISTIAN MEDIA

12 WAYS TO DRAW NEAR TO GOD

Christine Caine FROM UNNAMED TO UNSTOPPABLE

PATTERNS The signature of a consistent Creator

The risks of OVERSHARING on social media • Social media is a gift when used wisely. With God’s wisdom and a guarded heart, we can enjoy it without placing ourselves at risk.

The Bnei Menashe return to Zion • From ancient exile to modern day return

HELP SAVE SOMEONE’S SIGHT... and their future!

Have I misunderstood God’s will ?

GOD’S FINGERPRINTS • Wonder in the sun

LONELINESS • BIBLICAL HOPE & simple habits to break isolation

STEWARDSHIP • His ownership, our obedience

THE BABY BOAT

THE SPIRIT OF JEZEBEL

DARE TO DREAM

LISTEN: GOD’S VOICE IN MY LIFE

I FOUND YOU – ART JOURNAL

The SECOND COMING and the mission of the CHURCH

The case for Biblical ENTREPRENEURSHIP

THE INVISIBLE CHILD • THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS

When life fell apart… • “There was a time I couldn’t get out of bed. The weight of sadness felt like bricks on my chest. I had lost my joy, my purpose, and my will to keep going.”