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Articles by Desiring God

Articles by Desiring God

Does Joy in God Touch All of Life?

Sep 2, 2026 · 9 min · 5 segments

Clinton Manley | Joy in God touches far more than just Sunday morning. It touches the kitchen and the classroom, the bedroom and the office. Joy touches…

Clinton Manley | Joy in God touches far more than just Sunday morning. It touches the kitchen and the classroom, the bedroom and the office. Joy touches everything.!https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/22977/17439995.gif

Clinton Manley | Joy in God touches far more than just Sunday morning. It touches the kitchen and the classroom, the bedroom and the office. Joy touches…

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Top entities: Desiring God×46 Jesus×9 Christianity×13 Molokaʻi×2 John Piper×7

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈1.1M followers

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Articles by Desiring God Does Joy in God Touch All of Life? Written and read by Clinton Manley I was wet concrete drying quickly.

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It was 2017.

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My wife and I had just spent a year in New Zealand doing ministry with Calvary Chapel Bible Institute.

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As we left the Kiwis, our minds turned with wonderful memories.

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We visited all the filming locations for The Lord of the Rings, as well as a truckload of theological questions.

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Still grappling with many of these, we moved to Molokai, Hawaii, where I became a full-time pastor for the church I grew up in.

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