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Overview
Do you make everyday economic decisions based on your Christian faith and values? Or have you been influenced -- perhaps unconsciously -- by the materialism of our culture? What you discover about yourself and our culture in this study on economic choices and the spiritual discipline of simplicity may surprise you.Using the story of Zacchaeus as its inspiration, Climbing The Sycamore Tree examines economic decision making in light of what Jesus taught. In this six-week study for small groups or individuals, author Ann Hagmann challenges readers to understand culturally acceptable but less-than-Christian behaviors and offers alternative choices.
Hagmann encourages a simplicity of lifestyle that flows from Christlike stewardship and spiritual growth. Scripture selections, daily readings, and questions for group sessions or individual reflection set the matters of daily economic life in the context of spiritual formation -- with sometimes unsettling but always provocative results.
Synopsis
Do you make everyday economic decisions based on your Christian faith and values? Or have you been influenced -- perhaps unconsciously -- by the materialism of our culture? What you discover about yourself and our culture in this study on economic choices and the spiritual discipline of simplicity may surprise you.
Using the story of Zacchaeus as its inspiration, Climbing The Sycamore Tree examines economic decision making in light of what Jesus taught. In this six-week study for small groups or individuals, author Ann Hagmann challenges readers to understand culturally acceptable but less-than-Christian behaviors and offers alternative choices.
Hagmann encourages a simplicity of lifestyle that flows from Christlike stewardship and spiritual growth. Scripture selections, daily readings, and questions for group sessions or individual reflection set the matters of daily economic life in the context of spiritual formation -- with sometimes unsettling but always provocative results.