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Does Joy in God Touch All of Life?

Summary by Christgiving Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Clinton Manley, as published by Desiring God · September 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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I was wet concrete, drying quickly. It was 2017. My wife and I had just spent a year in New Zealand doing ministry with Calvary Chapel Bible Institute. As we left the Kiwis, our minds turned with wonderful memories (we visited all the filming locations for The Lord of the Rings) as well as a trucklo

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Summary created by	Christgiving Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Clinton Manley, as published by Desiring God
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Source published	Sep 2, 2026
Indexed here	Sep 7, 2026
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