Promised Joy: From Believing in the Head to Knowing in the Heart - Tapa blanda

You've promised us joy, Lord. Where is it? I'm a good Christian. Where is Your new life? I accepted You years ago, but something's missing. What is it? I'm a church leader, but what does it mean to love God? Kenneth A. Schmidt asked these questions of God and prayed for help. Then he was forced into a position where his studies, knowledge, and good deeds failed him completely. His Christian “goodness” had brought him no joy, but Christ had promised joy. The events following his desperate plea for Christ's help led him to experience both God's love and joy. New life began. Christ's words in John 15:11 were revealed as true, “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” When Christ sent out his first disciples, He instructed them to “go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you.” Ken wants to tell you what the Lord has done for him, hoping that it will be used to bring you new life as well.

Many people have brought their pain and frustration to Kenneth A. Schmidt through his thirty years in private practice as a psychotherapist. Ken Schmidt holds advanced degrees in both psychotherapy and physics and brings the skepticism of science into his walk of faith. His work has enabled him to experience first-hand his patients' deep hurts, their healing, and often their transformation. His first book, Finding Your Way Home (Regal 1990), integrated an understanding of dysfunctional families with the gospel.