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Gratitude: Why Giving Thanks Is the Key to Our Well-Being

Cornelius Plantinga

Outreach 2025 Resource of the Year (Christian Living)

"This worthy meditation on an essential state of being uplifts without sugarcoating."--Publishers Weekly

What is gratitude? Where does it come from? Why do we need it? How does it change us?

In Gratitude, award-winning author Cornelius Plantinga explores these questions and more. Celebrating the role of gratitude in our lives, Plantinga makes the case that it is the very key to understanding our relationships with one another, the world around us, and God.

Going deeper than mindfulness and positive psychology, Plantinga explores gratitude in a theologically informed and pastorally sensitive way. He shows that being grateful to God is not only our righteous duty but also the single best predictor of our well-being. Gratitude makes us more faithful, joyful, generous, healthy, and content.

While it's easy to focus on the suffering, fear, and worries that surround us, Plantinga places all of that in the larger context of provision, abundance, and delight, empowering readers to experience the deep joy of giving thanks.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Brazos Press
  • Publish Date: Feb 6th, 2024
  • Pages: 176
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.58in - 5.59in - 0.94in - 0.66lb
  • EAN: 9781587436222
  • Categories: Christian Living - Spiritual GrowthChristian Theology - GeneralPersonal Growth - Happiness

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About the Author

Plantinga, Cornelius: - Cornelius (Neal) Plantinga (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is senior research fellow at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and president emeritus of Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author of many books, including the Christianity Today Book Award winners Not the Way It's Supposed to Be, Engaging God's World, and Reading for Preaching. He is also the author of Under the Wings of God: Twenty Biblical Reflections for a Deeper Faith and Morning and Evening Prayers.

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