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

Reflecting on 20 years of publishing the Word

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF JOY! MAGAZINE

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 77. After you test yourself, try reading the questions aloud to a friend or family member and see how they do!

WORD SEARCH

CROSSWORD

ASK VAL • Biblical answers to tough questions

Thank you I know it was You, Lord!

DID YOU KNOW?

The Good Samaritan

The personhood of the HOLY SPIRIT and the unity of the Trinity

LIGHTEN THE LOAD What can you lay down?

The case for the EMPTY TOMB

How often should we celebrate THE LORD’S SUPPER?

4 FACES AROUND THE CROSS • Each gospel gives its own account of the crucifixion as if we were looking at different photos or media posts – each giving its own interpretation.

3 POINTS TO PONDER ON MOVING THE SUN

God’s Fingerprints Eyes for the desert

WHY PARENTING FEELS HARDER TODAY and what you can do about it

FAMILIES according to God’s design • Invest in what matters most: Your marriage. Your family. Your legacy.

MAY 2026 EVENTS • Join Louis and Hettie Brittz this May for powerful parenting and marriage events across South Africa. Each session offers practical, Biblically gounded insight for families in every season of life

Celebrating 20 years of impact: AEE congratulates JOY! Magazine

FROM ROOTS TO FRUIT Empowering communities by empowering schools

THE FOUNDATION OF A CHAMPION Parents as role models

Frontline soldiers of the Cross

Reaching for life among Africa’s youth

UNREACHED TRIBES MEET JESUS IN ETHIOPIA

The excuse of not enough TIME

When God writes the story

Christ amongst the 7 churches of Revelation

THE TRUE GAIN OF GODLINESS • Status fades. Recognition shifts. Influence passes from one generation to another. But Godliness produces something enduring. It anchors life beyond circumstance and roots the believer in what cannot be shaken.

A MILLION WOMEN • JOIN US AS WE MOBILISE THIS RIGHTEOUS MOVEMENT OF ESTHERS AND MORDECAIS

WHO’S in the NEWS?

JOY! NEWS • KEEPING CHRISTIANS INFORMED