In Joy: Choosing Hope in an Age of Uncertainty, Jeren Rowell dives deeply into a study of the gift of joy, inviting us to accept and embrace it in our lives.
Are you overwhelmed by today’s challenges? Has stress, worry, or fear overtaken your life?
During troubling and impossible times, the message of Christian joy offers healing, hope, and renewal. In Joy: Choosing Hope in an Age of Uncertainty, Jeren Rowell dives deeply into a study of the gift of joy, inviting us to accept and embrace it in our lives. By opening the door to this Christian grace through worship and discipline, we can recover, amid the many challenges of life, the glorious joy of new-creation people.
Written with compassion and understanding, this inspiring book includes at the end of each chapter questions for deeper reflection and a closing prayer. A companion study guide for small groups is also available.
Jeren Rowell, ED.D., is president and professor of pastoral ministry at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City. He served twelve years as superintendent of the Kansas City District for the Church of the Nazarene and twenty-five years as a local church pastor. Prior works include Thinking, Listening, Being: A Wesleyan Pastoral Theology and Preaching Holiness: Pastoral Considerations, both available from The Foundry Publishing.