{"product_id":"the-sacrament-of-happy-lisa-harper-9781433691935","title":"The Sacrament of Happy: What a Smiling God Brings to a Wounded World","description":"\u003cp\u003eGod is good, God does good, and oh, how He wants you to be happy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In her new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Sacrament of Happy: What a Smiling God Brings to a Wounded World\u003c\/i\u003e, Lisa Harper unveils that happiness is a gift from God that we can unashamedly enjoy. Happiness tends to be cast as a fluffy emotion without substance rather than a biblical concept, but this is not theologically accurate. Wearing the twin hats of both seminarian and belly-laughing adoptive mom, Lisa Harper dismantles the old-school idea that joy, not happiness, is the truly spiritual emotion, and asserts that Christ-followers are actually \u003ci\u003ecalled\u003c\/i\u003e to happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We are called to happiness, and this happiness is not impacted by personal or global tumult. In fact, happiness is a sacrament. The general definition of \u003ci\u003esacrament\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a visible sign of inward grace.\" In communities of faith, it most often refers to holy communion or the Eucharist. In the broadest understanding, however, a sacrament is a gift bestowed by God, and in that case, 'happiness' is absolutely a sacrament--a visible, sometimes even audible, sign of inward grace! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lisa shares heart-wrenching difficult stories from her past, as well as some side-splitting hilarity along the way. Throughout the book, we see that happiness and sadness can coexist and ebb and flow like the tides. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Christine Caine, Founder of A21 \u0026amp; Propel Women, had this to say about Lisa's new book: \"\u003ci\u003eThe Sacrament of Happy\u003c\/i\u003e--like all of Lisa's messages and books--enriches my understanding of God and His Word--and His great love for us. As always, she unfolds biblical truth so clearly and calls me to action. Every. Single. Time.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1433691930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433691935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e B\u0026amp;H Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Lisa Harper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047066824959,"sku":"9781433691935","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_627d4b40-994b-4c00-bcde-a57976b19a62.jpg?v=1684988062","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sacrament-of-happy-lisa-harper-9781433691935","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}