{"product_id":"one-of-a-kind-m-blaine-smith-9780984032242","title":"One of a Kind: A Biblical View of Self-Acceptance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe world needs what makes you unique!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this classic on Christian self-image, Blaine Smith stresses the importance of cherishing your personal distinctiveness - as a gift of God, and a vital indication of what he wants you to do with your life. And he looks carefully at what this means. He considers how self-esteem and humility should fit together for the Christian. And he gives you solid biblical reasons to view your personality, talents and gifts, physical features, and special circumstances positively and appreciatively. His accent is on encouragement and re-inventing the way you see yourself as a child of God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will help you to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAppreciate your personality, talents and physical features as God's handiwork \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe more alert to golden opportunities to invest your life \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand how self-esteem and humility fit together in the Christian life \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreak through \"self-consistency\" to achieve a genuinely more positive, healthy self-concept \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase your identity not just on one talent or characteristic, but on your unique combination of features \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreak the habit of comparing yourself unfavorably to others \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph T. Mattson comments: \u003c\/b\u003e\"More people are likely to be blunted in their growth by poor perceptions of their individual worth than by inflated egos. Innumerable Christians have embarked on their life's calling with profound misunderstanding of their uniqueness and self-worth, thereby missing many of the delights of full-orbed Christian living.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eOne of a Kind\u003c\/b\u003e is a welcome corrective. It encourages us to abandon self-depreciation for a realistic biblical view of ourselves without false positivism. In dealing with the subjects of humility, self-esteem, ideals, body image, and personality, Blaine Smith covers the most commonly expressed concerns people are likely to have about themselves.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph T. Mattson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003eFinding a Job That You Can Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlaine Smith's \u003cb\u003eOne of a Kind\u003c\/b\u003e (originally published in 1984 by InterVarsity Press) is re-issued by SilverCrest Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Blaine Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 098403224X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780984032242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silvercrest Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.32d","brand":"M. Blaine Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202692104447,"sku":"9780984032242","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_407ff1e3-a2ea-4ac5-b096-26a93cf10bcf.jpg?v=1756833126","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-of-a-kind-m-blaine-smith-9780984032242","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}