Resources by Topic: Happiness

Randy Alcorn addresses the staff of Faithlife, and shares about God's offer of happiness and joy in Jesus Christ.

In December 2015, Randy Alcorn was a guest on the Calvinist Batman & Friends Podcast. In this clip, Randy shares about why he chose to write Happiness at the time he did.

In December 2015, Randy Alcorn was a guest on the Calvinist Batman & Friends Podcast. In this clip, Randy talks about the word "Blessed" and it's connection to some parts of memorizing Scripture. 

In December 2015, Randy Alcorn was a guest on the Calvinist Batman & Friends Podcast. In this clip, Randy talks about the Good News of Happiness in Christ. 

In December 2015, Randy Alcorn was a guest on the Calvinist Batman & Friends Podcast. In this clip, Randy talks about the word and meaning of "Happiness" in English as well as in other languages. 

In December 2015, Randy Alcorn was a guest on the Calvinist Batman & Friends Podcast. In this clip, Randy talks about distinguishing between the words "happy" and "blessed," in different parts of Scripture. 

In December 2015, Randy Alcorn was a guest on the Calvinist Batman & Friends Podcast. In this clip, Randy talks about the Asher and Makarios Translations of Happiness. 

In December 2015, Randy Alcorn was a guest on the Calvinist Batman & Friends Podcast. In this clip, Randy talks about finding our happiness in things other than in God. 

In December 2015, Randy Alcorn was a guest on the Calvinist Batman & Friends Podcast.  In this clip, he shares about some interesting information he found through conducting a Facebook poll on the subject of Happiness. 

In this clip of an interview with Crosswalk, Randy Alcorn talks about what Jesus had to say about happiness. You can also watch the full interview. For more information, check out Randy's Happiness book. 

In this clip of an interview with Crosswalk, Randy Alcorn talks about happiness in relation to God. Is happiness honoring to God? Is God himself happy? Is it ok to pursue happiness? You can also watch the full interview. For more information, check out Randy's Happiness  book. 

In December 2015, Randy Alcorn had a Skype interview on the subject of Happiness with Crosswalk. He discusses how he has experienced happiness in harder times, the pursuit of happiness for Christians, and various other happiness topics. For more information, check out Randy's Happiness book. 

William Whitaker, who was a Puritan and a Cambridge University professor in the 16th century, spoke of “sinning away that happiness wherein we were created.” And that is a very graphic picture not only of what Adam and Eve did, but also what we who are conceived as sinners and have a sin nature do

I think the first thing we need to realize is that historically there was no such distinction in the church and in the English language. Simply look up joy in a secular dictionary, say Webster’s Dictionary, and you’ll see it defined as happiness and, happiness defined as joy. They are synonyms with overlapping meanings.