Greg Johnson<p>Daniel Atkinson Clark, a Presbyterian minister, describes benevolence. It goes abroad, and tries miseries into joy. This is the offspring of a heavenly temper.</p><p>Some contemporary preachers talk about joy as a litmus test, where someone has to doubt salvation if they don’t have enough joy. Clark, too, would have us focus on joy, but on increasing the joy of others.</p><p>How can you spread happiness today?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/houselessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>houselessness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ittakesavillage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ittakesavillage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wokeism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wokeism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/godbreathed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>godbreathed</span></a></p>