Passionate Joy: Building a Wealth of Joy in a World Starved for Love

Passionate Joy connects the psychological and spiritual understanding of our least discusssed human emotion. This book rerlects the dawn of a revolutionary approach to living. Norman Vincent Peale anointed Jim McReynolds as minister of joy to the world. The most important characteristic of a minister of joy is humility. This book teaches people the purpose of our lives is to create an atmosphere for joy and miracles to happen. Life is difficult. Building a wealth of joy enables us to know happiness. Readers will enter the joy of the Lord as they reflect upon their own joy.

This book can be used as a text for study groups. Questions for reflections are included at the end of each chapter. THis book was envisioned during studies at Vanderbilt University and the University of Oxford in England. The material has been shared during a lifetime of weekend retreats, conferences, and seminars for churches, schools, workplaces, and community groups.