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The Commentary Magazine Podcast

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.65.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Today we start out discussing a new Pew poll that shows, contra Chuck Schumer and others, American Jews overwhelmingly approve of Israel and its efforts to defeat Hamas since Oct. 7. We then get into the latest World Happiness Report, which finds the U.S. ranking below the 20 most happy countries for the first time in the report's history. What's behind our recent unhappiness and why are Americans under 30 most unhappy of all? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Where can you make a difference in your world?

0:02.8

Pastor Alan Jackson explains.

0:05.1

The kitchen table is our first assignment.

0:07.2

If we can't bring that biblical worldview

0:09.3

to the people in our home, it's nonsense

0:11.8

to look beyond that.

0:13.0

Now that's the hardest place,

0:14.0

because those are the same people that see you kick the dog.

0:16.0

And then it's hard to talk to them about faith.

0:18.0

But if we can do that, use the sphere of influence God has given us

0:21.0

at our kitchen table and then our holiday table.

0:23.3

That's a transformational process.

0:25.0

Subscribe to Culture and Christianity and Alan Jackson podcast on your favorite podcast app. Oh, for the best.

0:40.0

Expect the words. Some bring champagne.

0:44.0

Some die of thirst.

0:46.0

No way of knowing.

0:48.0

Which way it's going?

0:50.0

Hope for the best, expect the worst.

0:54.0

Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily Podcast.

0:59.0

Today is Friday, March 22, 2024, although I have to confess we are recording this Thursday night, March 21st.

1:07.4

I say this again because we may get the dates wrong and refer to things as today when you're actually listening to them there yesterday

1:15.6

and you're just going to have to man up and take it because it's late, we're tired, some of us

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