Happiness According to the New Testament Photo by Loren Joseph at Unsplash The Greek word μακάριος (makarios) is the New Testament equivalent of the Hebrew ʾǎš·rê. It is found 50 times in
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The Pursuit of Happiness Photo by Lesly Juarez on Unsplash One of classical
At its heart, the pursuit of happiness is moral, not hedonistic. The pursuit of happiness is fulfilled in freedom – the opportunity to do good, not in license – the right to do wrong. The pursuit of happiness is found by living within the moral universe, not in seeking to
Happiness: You Can Find It In Any Circumstances Photo by Olivia Snow on Unsplash As we saw in the previous post, in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says happiness is not a condition of our
Happiness: Where Does It Come From? Photo by Valerie Elash on Unsplash People often say, “I just want to be happy!” Is that your goal?
What is the pursuit of happiness as articulated in the Declaration of Independence? Pause for a moment and ask yourself, what does that phrase mean? And what did Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, and the others who signed it, understand it to mean? It certainly did
There is a recurring theme in the Scriptures: “Blessed (happy) is the nation whose God is the Lord.” Both corporate and individual happiness has little to do with “hap” and everything to do with recognizing God as the center of personal and national life. This is what the Founding Fathers
What does the Bible have to say about happiness? How does it use the word happy? How does the creator of the universe describe the conditions for happiness? In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word asar means happiness or well being. It is used to describe the “prudent man.” “Blessed (happy)
As part of my sabbatical reflection, I am reading Marva J. Dawn’s book The Sense of the Call: A Sabbath Way of Life. An early quote in the book captured my attention. Dawn wrote: “We can easily give into our culture’s craving for happiness and miss the true joy of
The Pursuit of Happiness When you think of “happiness,” what comes to mind? My pastor recently preached through the book of Philippians and contrasted joy and happiness this way: Happiness is fleeting, transitory, and based on circumstances. Joy, on the other hand, remains-despite our circumstances-if it rests on a deep
