The Twenty-Piece Shuffle: Why the Poor and Rich Need Each Other

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  • The Twenty-Piece Shuffle: Why the Rich and Poor Need Each Other
  • Reward Yourself
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    • The Twenty-Piece Shuffle: Why the Rich and Poor Need Each Other

    Suffering is not bound by social class, and pain is not held at bay by white-picket fences. In a wealthy society that equates money with happiness, we often remain unaware of our own addictions -- the things we chase to sooth our spirits. And while our need may not be as visible, it is no less real. Greg Paul believes that the rich, the impoverished, and everyone in between can learn much from each other if they're willing to walk together.

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    Join Greg as he takes a look at a remarkable paradox, where the poor can miss their blessedness while the wealthy overlook their own desperate needs, and reveals why God has always called the wealthy and powerful to care for people who are poor or excluded. The Long Road Home. Joe Faith Gives Thanks. The Great Adventure Devotional.

    I Love the Word Impossible. Jesus Is For You. My Walk Through Depression.

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    Reward Yourself

    Cook, January Imprint: The Trials of a Woman. You Have What It Takes. And while our need may not be as visible, it is no less real. What I came to see from reading this book is how broken I am, even though I try to show everyone else how well put together I am.

    For the Least of These. The Small Group Experience. Fields of the Fatherless. Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures. The Trials of a Woman. Friendship at the Margins. Christianity and the New Social Order. Compassion and the Mission of God. Return to Book Page. In the dark corners of the inner city, the most destitute people in society are searching for anything to numb their hurting souls. And there are some who display the most extreme mix of need and anticipation: But the addiction to whatever will In the dark corners of the inner city, the most destitute people in society are searching for anything to numb their hurting souls.

    But the addiction to whatever will numb a troubled spirit is not confined to the streets. Suffering is not bound by social class, and pain is not held at bay by white-picket fences.

    See a Problem?

    In a wealthy society that equates money with happiness, we often remain unaware of our own addictions -- the things we chase to sooth our spirits. And while our need may not be as visible, it is no less real. Greg Paul believes that the rich, the impoverished, and everyone in between can learn much from each other if they're willing to walk together.

    Join Greg as he takes a look at a remarkable paradox, where the poor can miss their blessedness while the wealthy overlook their own desperate needs, and reveals why God has always called the wealthy and powerful to care for people who are poor or excluded. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Twenty-Piece Shuffle , please sign up.

    Be the first to ask a question about The Twenty-Piece Shuffle. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Everyone who calls themselves a Christ follower. I was not looking to read this book. I was looking for something on Giving for a sermon that I was writing, and something in the description of this book caught my attention and I decided that it might be informative. Boy, was informative the right word to use, but it was not informative to my sermon. But once I started I could not stop. Paul tells the story of his ministry and work in such a way that it is captivating, encouraging, and painfully convicting.

    I asked myself "how many times have I I was not looking to read this book.

    I asked myself "how many times have I had the opportunity to serve and passed it up? What I came to see from reading this book is how broken I am, even though I try to show everyone else how well put together I am. In being able to recognized that Paul shows how much I can gain by learning to give of myself; not that my gain should be my motive. He also pointed out how much those who have so little can gain so much by being treated like they have something to give, rather than just being a recipient, whether physically, i.

    It all boils down to letting real relationships grow between myself and others, especially those who seem to have nothing to offer. It seems that I read that somewhere in the words of Jesus!