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  Bruce Floren's book, Eternal Springs: Joy Found in the Book of John, to be released soon. Book Description: What if joy isn’t optional in the Christian life—but essential? For many, religion feels heavy, demanding, and joyless. Yet Jesus promised life “to the full.” In Eternal Springs, the author draws from his deeply personal journey of leaving faith behind to pursue happiness, where he ultimately discovered that true joy could only be found by returning to Christ. Rooted in the Gospel of John and shaped by decades of lived experience, this book uncovers a vibrant, Spirit-led understanding of joy—not as shallow emotion, but as the divine energy that fuels love, grace, fruitfulness, and spiritual vitality. This is Christianity rediscovered: Joy that sustains rather than distracts Faith that overflows rather than burdens A life that becomes an attractive aroma to the glory of God Eternal Springs is for seekers, believers, and anyone who has ever wondered if there is more to fait...

  We live in a culture that treats knowledge as information—facts to master, arguments to win, data to accumulate. But Scripture uses the word very differently. When the Bible speaks of true knowledge , it is not describing intellectual achievement. It is describing a relationship, a way of life, and a transformation of the heart. In Hebrew, the word for knowledge ( daʿat ) is tied to yadaʿ —to know in the sense of recognizing, trusting, and living in fidelity. To “know God” is not to pass a theology exam. It is to walk in covenant with Him. This is why Hosea laments, “My people perish for lack of knowledge.” Their problem wasn’t ignorance; it was unfaithfulness. They had abandoned the relationship that ordered their lives. The prophets make this point with startling clarity. Jeremiah says of King Josiah, “He defended the cause of the poor and needy… Is this not what it means to know me? ” In other words, knowledge is not proven by what we say about God but by whether our lives res...

  Excerpt: THE WOMAN WHO TOUCHED JESUS (Gospel account in Matthew 9:20-22; Mark 5:24-34: Luke 9:43-48)   A large crowd was following Jesus, pressing around him. A woman crept up quietly, trying to touch him. This dear lady had an internal bleeding disorder. For twelve years, she’d suffered under the care of many doctors and spent all her money to pay them. But, instead of getting better, she grew worse. She’d heard of Jesus. So, she pressed through the crowd and slipped up behind him, thinking, “If I only touch his clothes, I’ll be healed.” As soon as she touched his cloak, she felt the bleeding stop. Background This brave lady risked public humiliation by approaching Jesus unbidden. Women of her day were often not treated with dignity. She knew she would likely be ridiculed, but she was enough desperate to choose to face the consequences. The disciples would not be sympathetic. They fancied themselves to be Jesus’ palace guards, shooing the riffraff away, especially women an...