Richard Stearns was CEO of Lennox Tableware, one of the premiere tableware companies in the world, when he decided to slash his income by 75% and move his family across the country to take over World Vision, USA, a Christian international aid agency.I recently read his book The Hole in Our Gospel
in which he describes his decision-making process and how it changed his life.The book is a good read and even though I have served the poor in various US cities and foreign countries, I came away with a new understanding of the complexity of the world's poor. I also came away with a new understanding of how little it would take to make an impact and reduce their suffering.
The book is aimed at the Christian church in America (and the Church takes some well deserved hits) however I think that anyone, regardless of their faith, with a heart for the poor and oppressed worldwide, will be informed and inspired by this book.
I highly recommend it and will (as usual) be posting snippets in upcoming days to give you a better feel for the book.
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While I was traveling to California for conference, I found Living Biblically For a Year (or whatever it's called) in the airport bookstore and picked it up at your suggestion! I didn't read it until our vacation a couple weeks ago, but I enjoyed it and got a lot out of it. But at the end he's still agnostic? That was a let-down.
I loved the scene where he stones the guy in the park!
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