| New for 2011 |
Synopsis:
In God Wants You Happy, Father Jonathan Morris replaces the
unsatisfying, fleeting solutions we receive from the New Age, self-help
industry with the simplicity and depth of authentic Christian
spirituality. In his work traveling the world for FOX News and in his
parish work in New York City, Father Jonathan could not understand
why people were choosing the vague and sometimes harmful advice of
the self-help gurus and ignoring the tested and true help the Christian
Church offers. He discovered that part of the problem was packaging:
people thought the church dealt only in sin and guilt and not help and
healing. But what if we re-framed God's good news in the same terms as
the self-help world?
Father Morris argues that self-help can only take you so far; what we
need is God-help. God Wants You Happy offers a life-long spiritual
program that teaches you how to open yourself up to God's loving
presence in order to become everything he created you to be—joyful,
flourishing men and women. In other words, God wants you to be happy.
Illuminated with biblical passages and filled with case studies and
exercises, God Wants You Happy helps you to:
A lifetime of happiness is at your fingertips and the Creator of
the Universe wants to help you achieve it.
In God Wants You Happy, Father Jonathan Morris replaces the
unsatisfying, fleeting solutions we receive from the New Age, self-help
industry with the simplicity and depth of authentic Christian
spirituality. In his work traveling the world for FOX News and in his
parish work in New York City, Father Jonathan could not understand
why people were choosing the vague and sometimes harmful advice of
the self-help gurus and ignoring the tested and true help the Christian
Church offers. He discovered that part of the problem was packaging:
people thought the church dealt only in sin and guilt and not help and
healing. But what if we re-framed God's good news in the same terms as
the self-help world?
Father Morris argues that self-help can only take you so far; what we
need is God-help. God Wants You Happy offers a life-long spiritual
program that teaches you how to open yourself up to God's loving
presence in order to become everything he created you to be—joyful,
flourishing men and women. In other words, God wants you to be happy.
Illuminated with biblical passages and filled with case studies and
exercises, God Wants You Happy helps you to:
- Open your mind and heart to the all-loving God who
wants to help and empower you. - Work through the Faith-Hope-Love Cure to rid yourself
of self-destructive and self-limiting habits while forming
new habits for receiving grace, forgiveness, acceptance,
and love. - Tap into the natural mechanisms of self-improvement
God has already put within you. - Discover your divine mission.
A lifetime of happiness is at your fingertips and the Creator of
the Universe wants to help you achieve it.
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| Author: Father Jonathan Morris Hardcover: 224 pages List Price: $24.99 Availability: In Stock at Barnes & Noble |
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To care is the mysterious balance between our work and God’s
grace, and the welcome result could open up a new section in
our bookstores: God’s self-help programs.” *****__Timothy
M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York.
“In this wonderful book Father Jonathan Morris explains
exactly how God, through the Word of truth, the grace of Jesus
Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit, can transform your life
in ways that no self-help book can do. Read this book and begin
the journey of transformation.” *****__Rick Warren, author of
The Purpose Driven Life
“Father Jonathan Morris’s inviting, accessible, and personal
new book is a reminder of an overlooked truth: faith leads to
joy, showing us why joy is the surest sign of God’s presence in
our lives.” *****__James Martin, SJ, author of The Jesuit
Guide to (Almost) Everything.
grace, and the welcome result could open up a new section in
our bookstores: God’s self-help programs.” *****__Timothy
M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York.
“In this wonderful book Father Jonathan Morris explains
exactly how God, through the Word of truth, the grace of Jesus
Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit, can transform your life
in ways that no self-help book can do. Read this book and begin
the journey of transformation.” *****__Rick Warren, author of
The Purpose Driven Life
“Father Jonathan Morris’s inviting, accessible, and personal
new book is a reminder of an overlooked truth: faith leads to
joy, showing us why joy is the surest sign of God’s presence in
our lives.” *****__James Martin, SJ, author of The Jesuit
Guide to (Almost) Everything.
Father Jonathan Morris serves as
parochial vicar at the historic Saint
Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York
City. He is the author of The Promise:
God's Purpose and Plan for When Life
Hurts.
Father Morris also serves as a news
analyst for the FOX News Channel,
where he offers ethical, social, and
religious commentary to the news
stories of the day.
