Dr. Derwin Gray joins me on the podcast to discuss biblical happiness and encourage our generation in our steps toward racial reconciliation. He discusses how his childhood, football, and his time at BYU changed his life and prepared him for the role he plays at his church and in our society. His definition of biblical happiness counters what we might typically think it means to be happy and it challenges our self-centered, unfulfilling goals of happiness. A little bit about the guest: Dr. Derwin L. Gray is the founding and lead pastor of Transformation Church. TC is a multiethnic, multigenerational, mission-shaped community that loves God completely (Upward), ourselves correctly (Inward), and our neighbors compassionately (Outward) located in Indian Land, South Carolina, just south of Charlotte, North Carolina. His latest book, The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches About Finding True Happiness releases on June 2nd. Support the podcast through Patreon Join our mailing list Check out our website Resources: The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches About Finding True Happiness by Derwin Gray Transformation Church Pastor Derwin is reading N.T. Wright, watching The Last Kingdom, and is refreshed by fishing on his sabbath day Noteworthy quotes: “Jesus is saying, ‘Hey, build your life on a firm foundation so that when the wind and the rain and the storms come you won’t fall down.’“ - 5:11 “Why is the club diverse but Jesus’ club not diverse and why is racism so taboo in the church?” - 14:23 “We’re no longer dependent upon circumstances to bring us fleeting happiness but instead we have the eternal God who’s always shaping us and molding us and transforming us.“ - 22:43 Questions for consideration: What does happiness mean to you? Does your definition of happiness align with God’s holiness and the beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/emma-koch/support