Whether it’s fame and fortune, fulfilling relationships, career satisfaction or a healthy lifestyle, everyone seems to be looking for the good life. But how do we know if we’re looking in the right place?
How Do We Find The Good Life?
“Everyone wants to live a good life, because no one wants to reach the end of life only to realise that they have wasted it.
In that sense, we’re all like a central character in Stephen Spielberg’s blockbuster movie Saving Private Ryan. Loosely based on true events, it tells the story of a team of soldiers sent on a mission to rescue the young private James Ryan – the one brother, out of five, to survive the Normandy D-Day landings…”
Page Menu
- How Do We Find The Good Life?
- A Guide To The Good Life
- Why Do We Want Happiness?
- The Paradox of Happiness
- Levels of Happiness
- Will Christianity Make My Life Better?
- …Or Will It Actually Stop Me Having Fun?
- Do Our Desires Point Us To God?
- Have You Ever Wondered If We Can Truly Change?
- Does Being Good Get Us Into Heaven?
A Guide To The Good Life
Solas Associate, David Nixon, explains why he wrote A Student’s Guide to the Good Life – a short book full of timeless insights designed to help people think deeply about where real meaning, purpose, and happiness are found—and why the good life is not ultimately found in chasing success, pleasure, or personal fulfilment.
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If you give £4 per month or more, we’ll send you a copy of A Student’s Guide to the Good Life AND we’ll throw in a copy of Have You Ever Wondered?. Both are fantastic books to give to friends or family to get them thinking about the Christian faith.
FINDING HAPPINESS
Why Do We Want It?
What does our search for happiness tell us about life? Andy Bannister explains that we are wired for something much deeper.
The Paradox Behind It
Is our view of happiness too shallow? Gavin Matthews explores what René Breuel tells us about the paradox of seeking happiness.
Levels of Happiness
Some things don’t provide satisfaction, because they only affect us on a certain level. Andy shares what really impacts us.
FOR BETTER OR WORSE?
Will Christianity Make My Life Better…?
If we turn to Christ, will we get a good life in return? Steve Osmond gets to the heart of the gospel message and what God offers us.
…Or Will It Actually Stop Me Having Fun?
Doesn’t believing in God mean we have to follow lots of rules and stop having fun? Steve dispels some misconceptions about the church.
Do Our Desires Point Us To God?
Could our desires tell us anything the meaning of life? Peter S. Williams shows what philosophy can teach us about the existence of God.
YOUR DESTINY
Have You Ever Wondered If We Can Truly Change?
Do people really ever change? We can try to make positive changes in our live, but are there limits to what we can achieve? Andy explores why we long to better ourselves and what that reveals about the true meaning of life.
Does Being Good Get Us To Heaven?
Some people think that to get into heaven you need to live a good life, while bad people will go to hell. Andy shares why many people misunderstand the gospel message, and why being good is not good enough to save us.
