{"product_id":"2940156798773","title":"Stay the Course: Finding Hope in a Drifing Culture","description":"Many people today are afraid and angry. The ground under them is shifting, and they feel\u003cbr\u003epowerless to do anything about it. Some look at the massive cultural changes, and they\u003cbr\u003eshrug, That's no big deal. In fact, we need to keep in step with the culture. Go along to get\u003cbr\u003ealong. Others have an opposite reaction: they fight back in an impassioned, shrill voice that\u003cbr\u003ealienates those who disagree with them. Still others withdraw from the contentious arguments\u003cbr\u003ebecause they assume, What's the use? My voice means nothing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there's another path--to engage the people and the problems in our culture with a\u003cbr\u003eblend of humility and strength.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe paradox of faith is that the deeper we go into the deep waters of the tenderness,\u003cbr\u003elove, and grace of God--the fact that the king of glory loved us enough to become a servant\u003cbr\u003eto pay for our sins and make us his own--he increasingly puts steel in our souls so we\u003cbr\u003ecan engage the difficult issues in our culture with wisdom, kindness, and courage. Like the\u003cbr\u003eculture, we tend to drift--toward disillusionment or self-sufficiency. We need God's grace\u003cbr\u003eand truth to penetrate deep into our hearts, and we need each other, to stay the course.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn our culture, \"people of truth\" are often seen as judgmental and intolerant (and\u003cbr\u003ethese labels may indeed fit), but Pastor Choco is known for his compassion as well as\u003cbr\u003ehis unswerving commitment to truth. Stories from his life and his church will be woven\u003cbr\u003ethroughout this book.","brand":"Book Villages","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112118010096,"sku":"2940156798773","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940156798773_p0.jpg?v=1764087917","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940156798773","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}