{"product_id":"9780802485175","title":"The Well-Balanced World Changer: A Field Guide for Staying Sane While Doing Good","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when idealism and reality crash into each other (and  you)?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever passionately invested yourself in living your faith,  championing a cause, or representing some noble ideal, you’ve probably experienced  a faceoff between \u003ci\u003eidealism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ereality\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSociety often recognizes  its deficits—poverty, crime, divisiveness, anxiety, excess—yet it rarely  celebrates the rise of people who want to change those shortcomings. Still, many  of us chip away at the world as it is, believing that a better world is possible.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile in that place where we work to see good come about, we meet resistance  almost daily: between dreams and disappointment, between wholeness and dysfunction,  between past and future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis can lead to frustration, bitterness, disillusionment,  loneliness, and exhaustion. It can lead to people abandoning the church, faith,  and God. . . or just becoming more passive, less passionate versions of their former  faith-charged selves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon’t give in! This book is your survival guide.  You can champion your cause and your faith, even in a broken and dysfunctional world.  Stay in the race and take this guide along as source of fuel, rest, and encouragement  along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moody Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107326542064,"sku":"9780802485175","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802485175_p0.jpg?v=1763738695","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802485175","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}