How The World Works Bundle

How The World Runs Textbook

Every 14-year-old, and anybody going out into the world needs to know the basics on inflation, fractional reserve banking, quantitative easing, Keynesian economics, and what really makes a healthy economy. But mostly, each and every young person heading out into life needs to know how the world runs and their part in it. This simple introduction presents the basics with about 10% dedicated to explaining the macro-economy, and the other 90% tying in the practical elements of the micro-economy.

What is success, biblically speaking, and how does one achieve success in business?

How does one sell products and services with Christian integrity?

How would a young person pay off a house by 26 years of age?

How does the believer get along with difficult people in the workplace, or exemplify a Joseph-attitude in the work place?

What is the best way to save money? What are the best investments, biblically speaking?

But, most importantly, this handbook brings the irrefutable wisdom of God’s Word into the all-important study of economics. The wise built his house, which would include his household economy upon the rock of Jesus’s words. To ignore the wisdom of God in economics would precipitate a “great fall.” If there was ever a time to bring hundreds of relevant biblical truths back into our economics lessons, that time would be now. Whether building or rebuilding, here is the place to begin—on the foundation of divine revelation for every household economy.

 

Teach Them to Work

Do your children exhaust you? Have you found yourself finishing their chores because it’s, well, easier than getting them to do them? If so, this book will give you new energy, and your household new harmony. This book will help your children develop a good work ethic.

Mary Beeke, healthcare professional, educator, and mother first helps you absorb parenting principles and then gives you practical principles to bring clarity to roles in your home. Mary breaks down the principles into manageable chunks so whether you want a reflective study to bring radical change in your life, or just need a shot in the arm, she has you covered.

 

Finding My Vocation

How can I pick the right job?

Actually, you don’t need to choose a job that’s “perfect for you.” But you do need to be faithful and productive in ways that honor God in your work life.

Here’s a better question: As a believer, how can I determine what I am supposed to do, and then do it well?

The doctrine of calling, or vocation, leads us to the answer. Because for those who are “called according to his purpose” (Rom. 8:28), God provides a place, a time, and the gifts necessary to work for him in this world.

This book will help you do three things:

1. Ponder the doctrine of vocation—learn what it means to have a calling and what Scripture teaches about work.
2. Prepare for vocational living—determine the skills and character traits you’ll need and learn how to sort through your vocational options, remaining faithful to your other callings as you work.
3. Practice vocation—apply biblical disciplines to succeed at work and relate work to the rest of who you are as a Christian.

God placed us in his world to work for his glory. You might not know exactly what he has planned for you, but you must—and can—be faithful where he calls you to be.

Contents:

Introduction

PART ONE: PONDERING VOCATION

1. What Is Vocation?
2. What Is Work?
3. How Is Calling Related to Conversion?

PART TWO: PREPARING FOR YOUR VOCATION

4. Have Something to Offer
5. Choose Wisely
6. Remember Your Other Vocations

PART THREE: PRACTICING VOCATION

7. Work Well
8. Be Sure to Rest
9. Manage Money Wisely

APPENDIX: QUESTIONS ABOUT VOCATION
Appendix A What If I Hate My Job?
Appendix B Is My Vocation Compromised by Sin?
Appendix C Should I Go to College?
Appendix D Is Military Service a Good Option for Me?
Appendix E Am I Called to the Ministry?
Notes

 

Durable Trades

By Rory Groves  With over 30,000 occupations currently in existence, workers today face a bewildering array of careers from which to choose, and upon which to center their lives. But there is more at stake than just a paycheck.

For too long, work has driven a wedge between families, dividing husband from wife, father from son, mother from daughter, and family from home. Building something that will last requires a radically different approach than is common or encouraged today. In Durable Trades, Groves uncovers family-centered professions that have endured the worst upheavals in history—including the Industrial Revolution—and continue to thrive today. Through careful research and thoughtful commentary, Groves offers another way forward to those looking for a more durable future. Testimonial: 

'Here is a preeminently relevant, strategic, and helpful book for families in the twenty-first century! With the extreme instability and upheaval that so characterizes the debt-laden world economy today, Christian families will need such a resource as this to both survive and thrive.'

— Kevin Swanson, Director, Generations