Episode 3: We’re Pursuing Happiness in the Wrong Direction

Our country was founded on the premise that all of us have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But what is happiness and where do we find it? The world around us encourages us to look within, to find our passions and pursue them. But this doesn't always work. Why are we so restless? Because we’re pursuing happiness in the wrong direction.

At the conclusion of John’s talk, co-hosts Center for Public Christianity Executive Director Josh Chatraw and New City Fellows alumnus Micah Vandegrift are joined by Seth Berman, also a New City Fellows alumnus, to reflect on John’s teaching and discuss how it applies to daily life. So, keep listening!

Additional Resources

From John’s Talks

• Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places by Eugene Peterson
• Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
• Pensées by Blaise Pascal
• Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News by Jeffrey Bilbro
• The Power of Place: Choosing Stability in a Rootless Age by Daniel Grothe
• You’re Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design and Why That’s Good News by Kelly M. Kapic
• You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World by Alan Noble
• Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment by Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey

Websites

https://htcraleigh.org/

https://centerforpublicchristianity.org/