"I did my own assessment of my Reformed experience and, I must admit, I had to agree that ‘joyful' was not one of the first adjectives that came to my mind to describe it. Then I began to contemplate why the Reformed church seems to be lacking in the joy department."

This is a statemet taken from a recent posted on Reformation 21 by Anthony Selvaggio. In the article he gives a couple of reasons why he feels that joy is lacking in many associated with the reformed faith. Then he gives a brief definition of joy and offers a remedy for joylessness.

I today's program I will speak with Anthony Selvaggio abot this article and also about one of his books (The 24/7 Christian - Practical help from the book of James) which also deals with the subject of joy in the opening chapters.

Anthony T. Selvaggio is presently serving as a Teaching Elder in the Rochester Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCNA), Rochester, NY. His published work includes The Prophets Speak of Him: Encountering Jesus in the Minor Prophets, (Evangelical Press, 2006), What the Bible Teaches About Marriage (Evangelical Press, 2007), A Proverbs Driven Life (Shepherd Press, 2008) and 24/7 Christian: Expository Thoughts on James (Evangelical Press, 2008). He also edited and contributed to The Faith Once Delivered (P & R Publishing, 2007).