https://jojjy.org/ Short, honest Christian essays on faith, work, and ordinary life. en-us Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:43:33 GMT https://jojjy.org/articles/article-busy-isnt-faithful/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-busy-isnt-faithful/ Sun, 03 Aug 2025 08:00:00 GMT Work & Vocation Martha was serving, but Jesus named the anxiety beneath her motion. Discover why frantic Christian busyness is not devotion and how to embrace true rest. https://jojjy.org/articles/article-nobody-is-self-made/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-nobody-is-self-made/ Sun, 20 Jul 2025 08:00:00 GMT Work & Vocation Hands can bleed with honest effort and still stand on borrowed ground. An honest Christian reflection on Deuteronomy, humility, and the quiet gift of grace. https://jojjy.org/articles/article-churches-dont-drift-toward-truth/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-churches-dont-drift-toward-truth/ Sun, 13 Jul 2025 08:00:00 GMT Quiet Holiness Theological drift is quiet, gradual, and always away from Christ. 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Trace the redemptive threads from Genesis through the prophets in this essay. https://jojjy.org/articles/article-the-respectable-sin-nobody-talks-about/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-the-respectable-sin-nobody-talks-about/ Sun, 25 May 2025 08:00:00 GMT Quiet Holiness We condemn outward vices while treating chronic worry as harmless. Explore why anxiety is a theological statement and how Romans 8 offers profound peace. https://jojjy.org/articles/article-the-verse-that-is-slowly-killing-you/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-the-verse-that-is-slowly-killing-you/ Sun, 18 May 2025 08:00:00 GMT Reading Scripture Jeremiah 29:11 is printed on coffee mugs, yet rarely read in context. Unpack what God actually promised exiles in Babylon and why real hope is far deeper. https://jojjy.org/articles/article-you-were-not-made-for-sadness/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-you-were-not-made-for-sadness/ Sun, 11 May 2025 08:00:00 GMT Suffering & Joy Grief and brokenness are intruders in God's good creation. A compassionate Christian reflection on enduring sorrow with the sure hope of resurrection joy. https://jojjy.org/articles/article-waiting-is-not-wasting/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-waiting-is-not-wasting/ Sun, 04 May 2025 08:00:00 GMT Suffering & Joy From Abraham to David, God used prolonged waiting seasons to forge character. Discover why waiting is never wasted time when God is the one doing the work. https://jojjy.org/articles/article-what-poverty-taught-me-about-riches/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-what-poverty-taught-me-about-riches/ Sun, 27 Apr 2025 08:00:00 GMT Work & Vocation Material abundance often masks spiritual impoverishment. A heartfelt reflection on Christian stewardship, gratitude, and true treasure in the kingdom. https://jojjy.org/articles/article-whatever-you-do-as-unto-the-lord/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-whatever-you-do-as-unto-the-lord/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 08:00:00 GMT Work & Vocation Colossians 3 transforms mundane tasks into acts of worship. Explore how everyday labor, quiet chores, and unseen faithfulness become holy offerings to God. https://jojjy.org/articles/article-why-friendship-feels-so-rare/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-why-friendship-feels-so-rare/ Sun, 13 Apr 2025 08:00:00 GMT Suffering & Joy Modern busyness has reduced deep covenant bonds to superficial digital interactions. Discover why biblical fellowship requires vulnerability and time. https://jojjy.org/articles/article-work-existed-before-sin/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-work-existed-before-sin/ Sun, 06 Apr 2025 08:00:00 GMT Work & Vocation Work was instituted in the Garden of Eden before the Fall, not as a curse. Rediscover God's original design for meaningful daily labor, vocation, and rest. https://jojjy.org/articles/article-you-are-not-your-job-title/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-you-are-not-your-job-title/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT Work & Vocation When career titles collapse, what remains of your worth? A quiet meditation on untangling professional identity from who you truly are in the eyes of God. https://jojjy.org/articles/article-your-mind-is-under-attack-and-you-dont-even-see-it/ https://jojjy.org/articles/article-your-mind-is-under-attack-and-you-dont-even-see-it/ Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT Quiet Holiness The modern siege on faith is waged through constant digital distraction. Learn how the attention economy fragments the soul and how to guard your mind today.