11/18/2009

The Man Who Hasn’t Worried For 60 Years

EUGENE, OREGON—November 19, 2009—Harvest House Publishers is marking the Golden Anniversary of John Edmund Haggai’s classic bestseller How to Win Over Worry, by releasing a new, expanded and revised edition (Nov).

It could hardly appear at a more opportune time. John Edmund Haggai, founder and chairman of Haggai Institute, originally wrote the book after reaching a point of personal and professional exhaustion. The outcome was life–changing—for him and millions of readers.

“I literally stopped worrying sixty years ago,” Haggai says. “I had come to a place of burnout and it forced me to reevaluate my life—the result was a 180-degree turnaround in my thinking. With gratefulness to God, I can say that since then, I have not lost five minutes’ sleep over any problem, difficulty, or adverse circumstance.”

He insists that the book’s simple message is even more relevant in 2009 than it was in the 1950s. For the vast majority of worriers, says Haggai, the way out does not lie in therapy or drug treatment.

“I choose to believe the words of Jesus. He told His disciples not to worry, and He meant exactly that. My book simply shares how to turn that divine command into a daily experience of worry free living—even in the toughest times.”

Harvest House President Bob Hawkins, Jr., agrees. “It is a distinct honor and an absolute privilege for us to not only reintroduce this classic bestselling book to yet another generation of readers, but to be in vibrant partnership with such a purposeful Christian leader as Dr. John Haggai and the Haggai Institute with its life–changing evangelistic outreach. May God use the message of this powerful book for another 50 years!”

Haggai’s other recent release, The Influential Leader (July), provides those in every kind of leadership position with 12 clear steps to igniting visionary decision–making.

Haggai founded Haggai Institute for Advanced Leadership in 1969, to equip Asian, African and Latin American Christian leaders to reach their own people for Christ. Over 77,000 credentialed leaders in 183 nations have so far completed its unique training program.

Print-quality images to accompany this press release are available in digital format. Available images are: cover art, author photo, Harvest House logo.

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