Just One Good Thing: A Faith-Inspired Recipe for Optimism
By Nancy Pelander Johnson (Span'77)
(AMG Publishers, 361 pages; 2024)
What if you could change your thoughts? The negative ones —that make you question your faith, that keep you from enjoying the fullness of God’s peace, hope and joy, that deplete the spiritual pantry of all the good things God has in store for you. You work hard. You do your best to live by faith and care for those around you. But when you’re living in the “in-between times”—when the natural order of life becomes stressful and wears you down—it can be a challenge to maintain an optimistic outlook each day. If you’ve felt this way, you’re not alone. God’s people today—as in Jesus’ time—grapple with negative thoughts and circumstances, but faith-inspired answers help them overcome such thinking. You, too, can overcome negative thinking and turn your “negatives” into “positives.” Join author Nancy Johnson’s journey as she takes you through personal experience stories—hers and others (including scenarios of biblical characters)—and how each found optimism through God’s goodness and Word. "Just One Good Thing: A Faith-Inspired Recipe for Optimism" will guide you through 28 devotional readings along with a three-step “recipe” to defeat negativity and face each day with a renewed outlook and faith. Questions for study and self-reflection and a journal application are included. Be prepared to sit at God’s table of optimism, where you will feast on abundant servings of His peace, hope, and joy!