# Are We Enjoying Life as Much as God Wants Us To? (Ray Ortlund)

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Podcast: [The Crossway Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crossway-podcast-1166075)
Published: 2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Ray Ortlund makes the case for enjoying life. Ray Ortlund is the president of Renewal Ministries, the pastor to pastors at Immanuel Church in Nashville, and a canon theologian with the Anglican Church in North America. He is the author of several books, including 'Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: A Gospel Call to Bold Enjoyment' from Crossway. ❖ Listen to “Ray Ortlund on Recording the Entire ESV Bible: 'An Epic Experience of the Bible in Its Totality'":⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show.

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