{"product_id":"book-acej","title":"Rediscovering Values","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen we start with the wrong question, no matter how good an answer we get, it won't give us the results we want. Rather than joining the throngs who are asking, \"When will this economic crisis be over?\" Jim Wallis says the right question to ask is \"How will this crisis change us?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe worst thing we can do now, Wallis tells us, is to go back to normal. Normal is what got us into this situation. We need a new normal, and this economic crisis is an invitation to discover what that means. Some of the principles Wallis unpacks for our new normal are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpending money we don't have for things we don't need is a bad foundation for an economy or a family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's time to stop keeping up with the Joneses and start making sure the Joneses are okay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe values of commercials and billboards are not the things we want to teach our children.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare for the poor is not just a moral duty but is critical for the common good.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA healthy society is a balanced society in which markets, the government, and our communities all play a role.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe operating principle of God's economy says that there \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003eenough if we \u003ci\u003eshare \u003c\/i\u003eit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much, much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the pages of this book, Wallis provides us with a moral compass for this new economy—one that will guide us on Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Wallis shows that the solution to our problems will be found only as individuals, families, friends, churches, mosques, synagogues, and entire communities wrestle with the question of values \u003ci\u003etogether\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348145611056,"sku":"BDacej","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49348145643824,"sku":"40acej","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/296892-acej-Square.jpg?v=1734213363","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-acej","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}