Here is a memoir written for our increasingly impersonal, lonely, and distrustful age. Author Ken Lottis demonstrates that it is possible to develop strong, intimate, long-term friendships. One Another-written with humor, spiritual insight, and transparency-will inspire readers to live for what matters most: the people in our lives. In the mid-1960s, Ken and his college friend, Jim Petersen, along with their wives and small children, embarked on a surprising Brazilian adventure. Moving from the United States to Brazil, they settled in the southern city of Curitiba during an era of deep political and social turmoil. Overcoming false suspicions that they were CIA agents, Ken and Jim began to develop friendships with university students. They presented the students with an authentic opportunity to learn more about Jesus through the Scriptures-without any connection to traditional religious practices or structures. This freedom gave their Brazilian friends the space to think about life's biggest questions and to strengthen friendships within the context of normal Brazilian routines. Gradually, these relationships extended organically to include classmates, hometown sweethearts, and relatives. What emerged-and continues today-is a simple but powerful expression of friendship and faith. Ken and Jim learned that the New Testament model for church is entirely relational. The Brazilians taught them that our deepest human needs are best served when we love one another and live for God in daily life. One Another will fill your mind with ideas for how to invest in your relationships and deepen your faith in God without religious structures.

One Another: A Memoir of Faith and Friendship

Lottis, Ken

Parenting & Relationships

Global Commerce Network

In Wealth and Wisdom, businessman Jake Barnett develops a solid theology of God’s generous purposes for the material world. At the heart of the Scriptures, says the author, is a bold call for us to integrate economics—including our personal economics—with love and community. To do this requires a refusal to follow the empty materialism of our age. As we align our lives with God’s designs for wealth, we will experience freedom to live according to our God-given callings. After reading this profound, thoughtful, and practical book, you will have a robust biblical worldview of wealth and economics that will enable you to live faithfully for God in any economic system.

Wealth and Wisdom: A Biblical Perspective on Economics

Religion & Spirituality

Barnett, Jake

Christian Books & Bibles

Our beliefs about God and his nature will affect everything in life—our values, decisions, sense of meaning, work, and principles. However, we tend to push our thoughts about God to the margins. In our frenetic times, we don’t know where to begin a search for answers to our deep-seated questions. Why God Matters is an exploration of what the Scriptures reveal about God’s nature. It provides an open framework for thinking about what is perhaps the most important question in life: Who is God?

Why God Matters (Scriptural Roots of Commerce)

Business & Money

Petersen, Jim

Economics

King David asked this profound question: “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars . . . what is man that you are mindful of him? (Psalm 8: 3-4). We all ask similar questions. Who are we? What is the basis for our value? Am I really a good person? An accurate understanding of human nature is essential for us to flourish in our relationships and professions. Why People Matter provides a framework for exploring human nature from the perspective of our creator.

Why People Matter (Scriptural Roots of Commerce)

McGilchrist, Donald

We spend most of our lives working. Do our jobs mean anything to God? The Meaning of Work offers a hopeful answer to that question. Early in the story, we discover a God who works with passion and love, and who has designed us to work. We explore the truth that all work done in faith is sacred and purposeful. The study then helps us discover how our professional lives can be integrated with God’s work to restore a broken world. It closes with an investigation of physical and spiritual rest in the context of our stressful times.

The Meaning of Work (Scriptural Roots of Commerce)

There is an economy within God’s kingdom and it’s ultimately about people, not about money. This study addresses current questions such as: Is wealth good, or a cause of corruption and injustice? Why is there so much poverty and how should we respond? How can we live generous lives? What is true wealth? In The Economy of God, we learn that even those who are materially poor can be spiritually rich, and those who are materially wealthy might find they are spiritually impoverished. This study will change the way you think about wealth.

The Economy of God (Scriptural Roots of Commerce)

Petersen, Tom

God is the grand innovator ... a creator who, motivated by love, initiated the first “start-up”—our world. Yet the philosophical wedge driven between what our culture deems “sacred” and “secular” makes it difficult for business leaders and professionals to think about entrepreneurship and innovation through a theological lens. In The Entrepreneurial God, Donald McGilchrist presents a study of the Scriptures designed to broaden and enrich our view of God and entrepreneurial endeavors, to help us see the profound meaning of business enterprises in relation to God’s eternal purposes. We see that enterprises can and should contribute to the shalom, or well-being, of our communities. The four studies in this book will inspire entrepreneurs to consider a new paradigm for business—one based on God’s nature. This study guide will help entrepreneurs and professionals to establish true foundations for creating and sustaining enterprises that improve our world and help workers flourish.

The Entrepreneurial God: A Study Guide

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

By habit, the church has come to mean a place where we congregate. But that understanding causes us to miss one of our primary reasons for being in the world. In Church Without Walls, author Jim Petersen offers an exciting definition of the church that pushes beyond the too-small boundaries we've inherited from the past. A vivid and inspiring call to every Christian, this book explores why some church forms impede the gospel in today's postmodern world. The first-century church had to sort out Jesus from Judaism in order to become a people for all nations. Today we have to sort out Jesus from our religious traditions in order to make him accessible to our culture. In a time of sagging church influence, this book demonstrates that the Scriptures provide a blueprint for helping men and women make a difference in the world.

Church Without Walls

History

World

Working Together: A Practical Theology of Workplace Relationships

Why do we work each day? Is it only to pay the bills? Are we like the miserable mythological Sisyphus, who was forced to endlessly push a massive rock up a hill only to watch it roll back down? Our beliefs about the meaning of work will either fuel or drain our motivation. Our worldview of work will influence our sense of self-worth. Our philosophy of work will shape our career choices and our impact in the world.Throughout history, philosophers and theologians have presented shifting views of what work means. Some, like Plato, elevated the value of intellectual work, such as philosophy and poetry. He also devalued material work, such as manual labor, running a shop, farming, etc. By contrast, Aristotle gave more value to physical forms of work, the work of the here and now. Who was right?As the Roman Empire decayed, the medieval church (generally speaking) followed Plato's views about work. Thus, noble work was related to those who helped mortals stay focused on the "heavenly realms." But by the early 1500s, prominent theologians like William Tyndale and Martin Luther argued that God valued all work, including the work of common people. Jesus, after all, worked as a carpenter.Twentieth century existentialist philosophers claimed that the world has no intrinsic meaning; therefore, we should fabricate our own meaning through choice and action. As a result, many cultures have adopted a belief about work that says, "You are what you do." This modern perspective leaves us on fragile ground. What happens to human worth when a person is unemployed? What if we work in jobs that the culture devalues? In this study, readers will explore what the Scriptures and contemporary thinkers say about the meaning of work in today's global economy. The study presents the following topics:God's original designs for workThe ultimate purpose of workThe roots of why work is often so broken and difficultThe intrinsic dignity of all workersThe nature of true restThis book is for anyone who longs to discover a profound meaning of daily life, work, and rest.

The Meaning of Work: A Practical Theology of Work and Rest

Management & Leadership

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