{"product_id":"stories-of-bearing-g-c-smith-9798385277841","title":"Stories of Bearing: Lives Under Moral Weight","description":"What does it mean to live with integrity when no choice is clean?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStories of Bearing: People Under Moral Weight\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of interwoven narratives about ordinary people navigating moral injury in everyday life. These are not stories of dramatic failure or heroic triumph, but of quiet endurance--of people who care deeply and discover that care itself can become costly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Across these stories, pastors, professionals, caregivers, public servants, and neighbors face situations where responsibility exceeds agency, where loyalty demands silence, and where participation exacts a price that cannot be easily named. The weight they bear is not always visible, but it shapes their relationships, their sense of self, and their ability to remain human over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written with restraint and moral seriousness, \u003ci\u003eStories of Bearing\u003c\/i\u003e does not offer easy resolutions or moral lessons. Instead, it bears witness to what it costs to stay present, honest, and intact in systems that rarely acknowledge the harm they produce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is a book for readers who recognize that the hardest burdens are often carried quietly--and that integrity, when it matters most, is rarely without consequence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. C. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798385277841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Resource Publications (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"G. C. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001590882559,"sku":"9798385277841","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stories-of-bearing-g-c-smith-9798385277841","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}