{"product_id":"jesus-economy-a-biblical-view-of-poverty-the-currency-of-love-and-a-pattern-for-lasting-change-paperback","title":"Jesus' Economy: A Biblical View of Poverty, the Currency of Love, and a Pattern for Lasting Change - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn D. Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn D. Barry is a nonprofit CEO, Bible scholar, and pastor. After a career in Christian publishing and Bible software, John and his wife, Kalene, sold their house and nearly everything they owned to dedicate their lives to spreading the gospel and empowering the impoverished. They serve with Jesus' Economy, an innovative nonprofit creating jobs and churches in the developing world. John and Kalene also serve as missionaries with Resurrect Church Movement, the domestic division of Jesus' Economy, equipping U.S. churches to effectively alleviate poverty and bring people to Jesus. John is the general editor of the highly-acclaimed\u003ci\u003e Faithlife Study Bible\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Lexham Bible Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e, which are used by over one million people, and the author or editor of thirty books, including the popular daily devotional \u003ci\u003eConnect the Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e. John formerly served as founding publisher of Lexham Press, an imprint of Faithlife Corporation \/ Logos Bible Software, and as the editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eBible Study Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, a product he launched. In a primarily unchurched area of the U.S., John has worked extensively with the homeless, helped plant a church, and launched a ministry. Internationally, John has initiated indigenous church planting efforts and the drilling of water wells, and launched an online fair trade marketplace (to empower the impoverished). He speaks internationally on engaging the Bible, poverty, and spreading the gospel. Learn more at JesusEconomy.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47420972302514,"sku":"9781641231756","price":18.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ui5oF0EXxf9781641231756.webp?v=1783316342","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/jesus-economy-a-biblical-view-of-poverty-the-currency-of-love-and-a-pattern-for-lasting-change-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}