{"product_id":"jesus-economy-john-d-barry-9781641231756","title":"Jesus' Economy: A Biblical View of Poverty, the Currency of Love, and a Pattern for Lasting Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eYou know people around the world are struggling.\u003c\/b\u003e A homeless man holds a sign that reads, \"Anything helps.\" A poor child lives in a slum swarming with flies. A refugee mother is on the brink of starvation. You ask yourself, \"But what can\u003ci\u003e I do\u003c\/i\u003e about such big problems?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou're looking for long-term solutions.\u003c\/b\u003e John D. Barry shares incredible, and often shocking, stories about working among the impoverished and unchurched in the U.S. and abroad. And since Barry is a Bible scholar, \u003ci\u003eJesus' Economy\u003c\/i\u003e is also deeply rooted in the Scriptures. It is a personal, sometimes funny, often heartbreaking account that presents a revolutionary pattern for lasting change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesus' Economy\u003c\/i\u003e is based on self-sacrifice. His currency is love.\u003c\/b\u003e It's called \u003ci\u003eJesus' Economy\u003c\/i\u003e because it's about creating a spiritual and physical economy for those who need it most. Here is a thoroughly biblical and compassionate pattern for addressing issues of poverty and offering the hope of the gospel. \u003ci\u003eJesus' Economy\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Shows how \u003ci\u003eyou as an individual\u003c\/i\u003e can best encourage renewal in your community. \u003cbr\u003e - Demonstrates how \u003ci\u003eyour church community\u003c\/i\u003e or any group can alleviate poverty. \u003cbr\u003e - Presents a unified plan for \u003ci\u003ecreating jobs, spreading the gospel, and meeting basic needs\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e - Focuses on community development and sustainability--\u003ci\u003elasting change\u003c\/i\u003e, globally and locally. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesus' Economy\u003c\/i\u003e is a call to address our own spiritual poverty--as people who can too easily become distant from Christ--and it is a call to address the physical poverty all around us in a smart and sustainable way. Jesus' teachings show that with simple, everyday choices, you can make the world a better place and create enduring change. Here's how to live Jesus' economy--a currency of love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e100% of author's proceeds go to the nonprofit Jesus' Economy, to fuel the movement of creating jobs and churches in the developing world.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John D. Barry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641231750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641231756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Whitaker House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"John D. Barry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937090470143,"sku":"9781641231756","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_13840a33-2a99-47e9-9e09-52981384c9de.jpg?v=1681428170","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jesus-economy-john-d-barry-9781641231756","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}