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34 ratings, 3.76 average rating, 5 reviews
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March 1988
by Harper Audio
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Audio Cassette
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0060628383
(isbn13: 9780060628383)
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Read in January, 2003
recommends it for:
those who want to reflect on their life as a whole and what motivates them.
With a title like this you wonder what Foster will say, especially when you think that this book was targeted toward people who take their faith (Christianity) seriously. You half expect him to say 'money, sex, power bad'. Of course, the real world is not that simple, and Foster lives in a complex world that has at its root a paradox that is at the core of the Christian faith: when God created the world, when he created was good. However we are fallen, and live in a fallen world. So everything h...more
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This book gave me a whole new perspective on the issue of money, or mammon, which is the Aramaic term that Jesus used when he discussed money with anyone. This word gives money/wealth a personal and spiritual value, not purely a means of exchange. I learned so much about the dark/light side of money and how it really affects us so much in each of our lives and how we should choose to use money and to view it, but we usually don't.
This book also gave me a different perspective on sexuality ...more
This book also gave me a different perspective on sexuality ...more
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Read in February, 2008
Not a good as I hoped, somewhat of a surface evaluation of the issues involved in these compelling topics. But it did open up the subject for thought and reflection.
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Read in January, 2007
if you are wanting/looking to put your faith in to every day life, this book will give you the challenges that'll come with it. really good stuff.
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Read in January, 2004
this is my favorite book by foster. i think it should be used in premarital counseling.
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