{"product_id":"9780849964268","title":"Pursuing Justice: The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ONLY way to find abundant life and happiness is to give your life away.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf God designed us to experience true happiness and abundant life, why do so many Christians feel dissatisfied and purposeless?  We try to make our lives better by chasing our own dreams, but that only makes the problem worse.  Instead, the path to a just life that’s satisfying and permeated with meaning leads us alongside the orphan, the widow, and the powerless.  Using clear evangelical theology and compelling narratives drawn from two decades of global ministry and travel, Ken Wytsma, the founder of The Justice Conference, shows God’s unchanging love for all His children.  On the way, the author calls us back to a proper understanding of biblical justice, a redeeming glimpse into the true meaning of righteousness and the remarkable connection between our own joy, the joy of others, and the wondrous Gospel of Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePursuing Justice \u003c\/i\u003eshows that God isn’t primarily concerned with personal piety but about empowering His children to \u003ci\u003edo \u003c\/i\u003ejustly, to \u003ci\u003elove \u003c\/i\u003emercy, and to \u003ci\u003ewalk \u003c\/i\u003ehumbly with their creator.  The message is as hopeful as it is fresh: when you discover anew the meaning of the Gospel and give your life away, you \u003ci\u003ewill \u003c\/i\u003efind it…and it will be the best life you can imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst-time author Wytsma (with an assist from Jacobsen) is one of the new breed of evangelical Christians returning to scripture to redeem justice as a central tenet of faith…. Wytsma infuses his writing with fresh experiences from working with the millennial generation…. “Apathy tells us that it’s perfectly acceptable to live with illusions of our own justice,” he writes, neatly linking those concerns. This accessible guide provides trustworthy scriptural analysis, examples of contemporary justice issues…and a solid philosophy for understanding the role of justice in today’s society…. “Justice cannot be divorced from God’s heart and purposes,” he writes. “It permeates them.” Wytsma’s authorial voice is engaging, encouraging, and invitational. His humor helps the reader recognize her own humanity and transformative potential within the unfolding moral arc of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Justice has become trendy. Ken Wytsma’s \u003ci\u003ePursuing Justice\u003c\/i\u003e avoids all the pitfalls of trendiness. It exhibits a deep and accurate understanding of the nature of justice. It is an eye–opener.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—NICHOL AS WOLTERSTORFF, Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology, Yale University; Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, University of Virginia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Ken is a fresh voice of balance, humility, and collaboration. His enthusiasm is contagious and his challenge to the church to not only do justice, but to learn to do it well, is commendable.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—KEITH WRIGHT, International President of Food for the Hungry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Ken Wytsma’s \u003ci\u003ePursuing Justice\u003c\/i\u003e will rattle you. Not since C. S. Lewis put down his pen have readers been so provoked to think. It will change the way you approach others.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—KAREN SPEARS ZACHARIAS, Author of\u003ci\u003eA Silence of Mockingbirds \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWill Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Ken Wytsma not only brings us back to a biblical understanding of justice, but also humbly calls us to pursue it in practice. I was both enlightened and motivated.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—RANDAL ROBERTS, President of Western Seminary, Portland, OR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In \u003ci\u003ePursuing Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, Ken is at the cutting edge of where God’s heart is. This book is timely and needs to be read by everyone in the church.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—JOHN M . 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