What if God is not a reluctant, joyless sovereign who merely tolerates our happiness — but is, in fact, the gladdest being in existence?

I’m glad to share my newest book, The Joy Prescription: Laughter, Communion, and the Fight for a Glad Heart. I have been chasing the question of joy for most of my life, and I can tell you exactly where the chase began — in high school, in a season of real depression. I know the weight this book will talk about because I have carried it. And when I finally came out the other side, I found myself gripped by a question I have never stopped asking since: how does a person become truly, durably joyful?

The God who sings and laughs

This book begins by insisting that the common picture of God is wrong at the root. He is not pacing the floor of heaven, disappointed and watching. Zephaniah tells us He rejoices over His people with singing; the second Psalm shows Him laughing from a position of total, unthreatened security. The book moves in four parts — the God who laughs, the science and honest fight of a cheerful heart, the permission to enjoy life God’s way, and the joyful feast of communion and celebration — and it takes darkness seriously throughout. This is not a book that waves depression away; it points readers toward doctors, counselors, and community alongside the practices it offers.

He is not pacing the floor of heaven. He is seated, and He is laughing.

Two tools make it usable, not just readable: The Prescription, thirty-five practices for a heavy day, and 40 Days of Joy, a devotional journey you can take alone or with a group.

$4.00 · Instant PDF download · 107 pages