Putting Joy into Practice with Phoebe Farag Mikhail – Ep122
08/03/21 • 44 min
Today our guest is Phoebe Farag Mikhail, author of the book Putting Joy into Practice: Seven Ways to Lift Your Spirit From the Early Church. What is the difference between joy and happiness? Do we really know what joy is, where it comes from, and what it feels like? And then there are the things that steal our joy. Today we find out what those are, and Tasony Phoebe gives us some wonderful tools to use going forward.
Phoebe Farag Mikhail is a Coptic Orthodox Christian and the author of Putting Joy into Practice: Seven Ways to Lift Your Spirit from the Early Church (Paraclete Press). She was born in Egypt, grew up in the Northeast US, and now serves alongside her husband Fr. Bishoy Mikhail at St. Antonious & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church in East Rutherford, NJ with their three children. She is a writing instructor and freelance writer. Her work has appeared in Christianity Today, Faith & Leadership, Sojourners, Plough, and other magazines. She also blogs at Being in Community.
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Today our guest is Phoebe Farag Mikhail, author of the book Putting Joy into Practice: Seven Ways to Lift Your Spirit From the Early Church. What is the difference between joy and happiness? Do we really know what joy is, where it comes from, and what it feels like? And then there are the things that steal our joy. Today we find out what those are, and Tasony Phoebe gives us some wonderful tools to use going forward.
Phoebe Farag Mikhail is a Coptic Orthodox Christian and the author of Putting Joy into Practice: Seven Ways to Lift Your Spirit from the Early Church (Paraclete Press). She was born in Egypt, grew up in the Northeast US, and now serves alongside her husband Fr. Bishoy Mikhail at St. Antonious & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church in East Rutherford, NJ with their three children. She is a writing instructor and freelance writer. Her work has appeared in Christianity Today, Faith & Leadership, Sojourners, Plough, and other magazines. She also blogs at Being in Community.
Is it time to make some changes in your life? Do you want to stop the madness and get on track with your health? Maybe coaching is right for you. I've helped many people gain their health back over the years, and would love to talk with you. Just reach out with the link below to get on my schedule. From time to time I have openings for new clients and accept them on a first come first serve basis.
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