Welcome to Fight for Joy!
"Fight the good fight of faith." ~ 1 Timothy 6:12
Where Jesus Changes Everything
Delight in Christ ~ Embody Scripture ~ Cultivate Disciples ~ Persevere to the End
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
Hebrews 13:8
Welcome to Fight for Joy!
New Here? Start Here:
Featured Article
I turn 55 this year. With heart disease always in the background, I’m acutely aware that I’m not getting any younger. I’ve lived more years than I likely have left. That reality doesn’t discourage me—it clarifies me.
If the Lord allows me to keep walking, I want to walk with intention. I want to go out with a bang—not for my name, but for His.
Over the years, I’ve distilled my life down to four overriding goals. I call it my personal life mission statement:
These aren’t slogans to me. They are anchors—guardrails that help me decide how I spend my time, energy, and remaining years. I’m not perfect, and I struggle with sin just like the next person, but I’m deeply thankful for God’s redeeming grace that sustains me, restores me, and keeps me moving forward in Christ.
Looking Back: Delighting in Christ
In 2025, my primary focus was Delighting in Christ. I wanted to slow down, re-calibrate my heart, and remember that ministry flows from intimacy, not activity. That focus was needed—and it will remain needed. And yet, if I’m honest, I fell far short of where I wanted to be. At least in my own mind.
If the Lord allows me to keep walking, I want to walk with intention. I want to go out with a bang—not for my name, but for His.
Over the years, I’ve distilled my life down to four overriding goals. I call it my personal life mission statement:
- Delight in Christ.
- Embody Scripture.
- Cultivate Disciples.
- Persevere to the End.
These aren’t slogans to me. They are anchors—guardrails that help me decide how I spend my time, energy, and remaining years. I’m not perfect, and I struggle with sin just like the next person, but I’m deeply thankful for God’s redeeming grace that sustains me, restores me, and keeps me moving forward in Christ.
Looking Back: Delighting in Christ
In 2025, my primary focus was Delighting in Christ. I wanted to slow down, re-calibrate my heart, and remember that ministry flows from intimacy, not activity. That focus was needed—and it will remain needed. And yet, if I’m honest, I fell far short of where I wanted to be. At least in my own mind.