The secret of a happy day: Meditations on Psalm 23

Chapman, J. Wilbur

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9780801024351: The secret of a happy day: Meditations on Psalm 23

ISBN 10: 0801024358 ISBN 13: 9780801024351

Publisher: Baker Book House, 1979

For more than one hundred years, The Secret of a Happy Day has inspired and instructed readers with insights on Psalm 23. This classic bestseller describes the power and care of the Great Shepherd as it examines each line of the psalm. The book makes a wonderful devotional, offering thirty-one meditations‹one for each day of the month‹and challenging "Suggestions for Today" that help readers apply the theme of each entry to their lives. This edition of The Secret of a Happy Day contains updated language and content and uses the New King James Version of Scripture. Details and ideas are more accessible to today�s readers, but the simple elegance of the message is consistent with the original 1899 publication.

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From the Back Cover:

Each day you can have confidence and peace, regardless of the situations around you. The secret lies in an ancient psalm that is as meaningful for our times as it was in the time of David. In The Secret of a Happy Day, J. Wilbur Chapman shares inspiring observations on each line of the Twenty-third Psalm. He explores the power, care, and guidance of the Great Shepherd and explains how He carries His sheep through the dark valleys. This classic devotional has inspired and instructed readers for more than one hundred years. Its thirty-one meditations one for each day of the month and challenging Suggestions for Today will help you, too, engage the timeless wisdom of the Scripture is most popular psalm.

About the Author:

Presbyterian evangelist John Wilbur Chapman (1859-1918) was born in Indiana and educated at Oberlin College and Lane Seminary. He held pastorates in Ohio, Indiana, New York, and Pennsylvania and conducted evangelistic campaigns throughout the world. Chapman became the director of the Winona Lake Bible Conference and, in 1903, was made the executive secretary of the Presbyterian General Assembly.

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