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Happiness: What It Is, Where to Find It, and How to Make It Last Forever
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Expected publication August 18, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Full review forthcoming for The Gospel Coalition:
Andrew Wilson is one of the few authors on my “read everything he/she writes” list, and his new book on Happiness was another reminder why he belongs there.
There’s no shortage of books on happiness these days, but as Wilson notes, most authors typically only approach the subject with one of the following three lenses in mind: 1) Psychological and Sociological, 2) Philosophical and Theological, and 3) Biblical and Pastoral (x). With his usual insight, clarity, and wit, Wilson seeks to thoughtfully weave these three perspectives together identifying both agreement and difference along the way.
His fundamental argument is that “God wants you to be happy” (1). But for those who live in a broken world with decaying bodies, darkened minds, and disordered desires, happiness often escapes us. So if God actually care about our personal joy, how do we cultivate a heart that’s happy in him? Wilson seeks to help us doing just that by showing us, as the subtitle suggests, what happiness is, where to find it, and how to make it last forever.
A pleasure to read, “happy” to recommend. 😉
Andrew Wilson is one of the few authors on my “read everything he/she writes” list, and his new book on Happiness was another reminder why he belongs there.
There’s no shortage of books on happiness these days, but as Wilson notes, most authors typically only approach the subject with one of the following three lenses in mind: 1) Psychological and Sociological, 2) Philosophical and Theological, and 3) Biblical and Pastoral (x). With his usual insight, clarity, and wit, Wilson seeks to thoughtfully weave these three perspectives together identifying both agreement and difference along the way.
His fundamental argument is that “God wants you to be happy” (1). But for those who live in a broken world with decaying bodies, darkened minds, and disordered desires, happiness often escapes us. So if God actually care about our personal joy, how do we cultivate a heart that’s happy in him? Wilson seeks to help us doing just that by showing us, as the subtitle suggests, what happiness is, where to find it, and how to make it last forever.
A pleasure to read, “happy” to recommend. 😉
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
“Come and share your Master’s happiness!” (Matt. 25:23 NIV)
Wilson shows that true happiness isn’t something we chase, it’s rooted in who God is. Nobody is happier than God as he delights in the Trinity, His people, and all He does. To glorify Him is to grow more like Him and therefore to be happy.
Our culture has made ‘happy’ into a catch-all, flippant word but Wilson unpacks scripture and the Greek behind it to identify different forms of happiness and the ones we are called to pursue, even amid trials. Practices like forgiveness, humility, generosity, compassion, gratitude, and confession—things that turn us outward—make this pursuit easier.
Deeply biblical and refreshingly practical, this book left me contemplating God’s character more than stressing over my own performance and hopeful that even better happiness is yet to come.
Wilson shows that true happiness isn’t something we chase, it’s rooted in who God is. Nobody is happier than God as he delights in the Trinity, His people, and all He does. To glorify Him is to grow more like Him and therefore to be happy.
Our culture has made ‘happy’ into a catch-all, flippant word but Wilson unpacks scripture and the Greek behind it to identify different forms of happiness and the ones we are called to pursue, even amid trials. Practices like forgiveness, humility, generosity, compassion, gratitude, and confession—things that turn us outward—make this pursuit easier.
Deeply biblical and refreshingly practical, this book left me contemplating God’s character more than stressing over my own performance and hopeful that even better happiness is yet to come.
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