03512cam a2200517 4500 1659206200 TxAuBib 20241017120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780802481030 0802481035 B07G2WLLJY Amazon e7a5cd6a-b142-4a49-9a04-cd4a4af87879 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4219626 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Fikkert, Brian. Becoming Whole [Libby eBook] : Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn't the American Dream. Moody Publishers, 2019. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3512kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. second book. Alleviation. strategies. Short-term. resources. reconcile. Economics. Missions. Material. Empower. needy. hurts. harm. Aid. Two. HTML:<p><b>Western Civilization is wealthier, but it isn't happier.</b></p> <p>We are the richest people ever to walk the face of the earth, but according to research, we aren't becoming happier. Families and communities are increasingly fragmented, loneliness is skyrocketing, and physical and mental health are on the decline. Our unprecedented wealth doesn't seem to be doing us much good.</p> <p>Yet, when we try to help poor people at home or abroad, our implicit assumption is that the goal is to help them to become like <i>us</i>. "If they would just do things <i>our</i> way, they'd be <i>fine</i>!"</p> <p>But even when they seem to pursue our path, they too find that the American Dream doesn't work for them. What if we have the wrong idea altogether? What if the molds we are using to help poor people don't actually fit any of us? What if the goal isn't to turn other countries into the United States or to turn America's impoverished communities into its affluent suburbs?</p> <p>In <i>Becoming Whole</i> (building on the best-selling <i>When Helping Hurts</i>)<i>,</i> Brian Fikkert and Kelly M. Kapic look at the true sources of brokenness and poverty and uncover the surprising pathways to human flourishing, for poor and non-poor alike. Exposing the misconceptions of both Western Civilization and the Western church about the nature of God, human beings, and the world, they redefine success and offer new ways of achieving that success. Through biblical insights, scientific research, and practical experience, they show you how the good news of the kingdom of God reshapes our lives and our poverty alleviation ministries, moving everybody involved towards wholeness.</p>. Religion & Spirituality. Christian Nonfiction. Nonfiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-10-16 20:00:03. Kapic, Kelly M. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e7a5cd6a-b142-4a49-9a04-cd4a4af87879&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e7a5cd6a-b142-4a49-9a04-cd4a4af87879&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e7a5cd6a-b142-4a49-9a04-cd4a4af87879&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)