The cliches are familar: 'He who dies with the most toys wins' or 'Look out for number one.' Unfortunately, the guilt and exhaustion that plague our workaday lives are also all too familiar. How can we balance work, parenting, friendships, and service, while laboring under cultural pressures to compete and consume?
In Selling Ourselves Short, Catherine Wallace argues that the root of the problem is that 'competition, rather than compassion' is the guiding principle of public life. Examining the cultural history behind our current condition, Wallace challenges us to embrace moral responsibility and compassion. God's will is unique for each individual and family, and it's only through prayerful spiritual discernment that we can live in freedom and good conscience.
This book will be a must-read for pastors, parents, counselors, and 'anyone who wants more of a life than work currently allows.'
