John Poch

Undaunted Joy

Christian Living

“Undaunted Joy must have been a joy to write. It is a joy to read. For one, Shemaiah Gonzalez knows that you can find joy in the new, improved garbage bag. You can find it in both “the mundane and the magnificent”—the adjacent, empty airline seat on an international flight, a car wash, your favorite pants, a Costco trip, naps, and daydreaming! Gonzalez knows what the psalmist knows: We sometimes need more than even family and friends to get us through pain, suffering, a pandemic, spiritual warfare, terror attacks, doubt, and death itself. We need faith in a living and loving Father who offers us transcendent, undaunted joy.”