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The HOLE IN OUR GOSPEL
The Answer That Changed My Life and Might Just Change the World
Author: Richard Stearns
Narrator: Tommy Cresswell
Unabridged: 10 hr 27 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 01/08/2009
Synopsis
WHAT DOES GOD EXPECT OF US? Is our faith just about going to church, studying the Bible and avoiding the most serious sinsâor does God expect more? Have we embraced the whole gospel or a gospel with a hole in it? Ten years ago, Rich Stearns came face-to-face with that question as he sat in a mud hut in Rakai, Uganda, listening to the heartbreaking story of an orphaned child. Stearnsâ journey there took much more than a long flight to Africa. It took answering Godâs call on his life, a call that tore him out of his corner office at one of Americaâs most prestigious corporationsâto walk with the poorest of the poor in our world. The Hole in Our Gospel is the compelling true story of a corporate CEO who set aside worldly success for something far more significant, and discovered the full power of the gospel of Jesus Christ to change his own life. He uses his journey to demonstrate how the gospelâthe whole gospelâwas always meant to be a world changing social revolution, a revolution that begins with us. ECPA 2010 Christian Book of the Year Award Winner! âRead this compelling story and urgent call for changeâRichard Stearns is a contemporary Amos crying âlet justice roll down like watersâ¦.â Justice is a serious gospel-prophetic mandate. Far too many American Christians for too long a time have left the cause to âothers.â Read it as an altar call.â --Eugene H. Peterson, translator of The Message, Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, BC âRich Stearns calls us to exhilarating obedience to Godâs life-altering, world-changing command to reflect his love to our neighbors at home and globally. The Hole in Our Gospel is imbued with the hope of what is possible when Godâs people are transformed to live radically in light of his great love." --Gary Haugen, President & CEO, International Justice Mission âRichard Stearns is quite simply one of the finest leaders I have ever known.... When he became president of World Vision I had a front row seat to witness the way God used his mind and heart to inspire thousands.... His new book, The Hole In Our Gospel will call you to a higher level of discipleship.... Now is the time...Richard Stearns has the strategy...your move!â --Bill Hybels, Founding and Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL âRich Stearns has given us a book that makes absolutely clear what God hopes for and expects from each of us.... He reminded me of my personal responsibilities and the priority I must give them and also where lifeâs true rewards and fulfillment are to be found.â --Jim Morris, former executive director, United Nations World Food Program "World Vision plays a strategic role on our globe. As the largest relief organization in the history of the world, they initiate care and respond to crisis. Rich Stearns navigates this mercy mission with great skill. His book urges us to think again about the opportunity to love our neighbor and comfort the afflicted. His message is timely and needed. May God bless him, the mission of World Vision and all who embrace it." --Max Lucado, author of 3:16âThe Numbers of Hope, Minister of Writing and Preaching, Oak Hills Church, San Antonio, TX âWith passionate urging and earnestness, Rich Stearns challenges Christians to embrace the whole Gospel of Jesus Christ by embracing the neediest and most vulnerable among us. After reading the moving stories, the compelling facts and figures, and Stearnsâ excellent application of scripture and his own experiences at World Vision, you will no doubt be asking yourself: What should I do?â --Chuck Colson, Founder, Prison Fellowship