{"product_id":"a-resilient-life-you-can-move-ahead-no-matter-what-9780785287919","title":"A Resilient Life: You Can Move Ahead No Matter What","description":"\"It makes little difference how fast you can run the 100 meters when the race is 400 meters long. Life is not a sprint; it is a distance run, and it demands the kind of conditioning that enables people to go the distance.\"--Gordon MacDonald \u003cstrong\u003eRunning Strong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eWhose heart doesn't leap at the sight of a beautifullyconditioned runner, effortlessly gliding along, stride-bystride, mile-by-mile? And what runner gets to this place without a thankless--and often lonely--regimen of strategy and self-denial? Isn't this the perfect metaphor of what your heart is longing for--running life's race with intentionality and grace? With strength and focus? Well, you can. Veteran pastor and best-selling author Gordon MacDonald says you must develop resilience--the courage and ability to get up when you fall, to keep running when you're bone-weary, and to keep your eye on the goal even in the murkiest moments. Using the backdrop of his own experiences as a champion runner, MacDonald demonstrates how resilient people \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractice spiritual self-discipline to build stamina and grit;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnow what's up ahead, what obstacles they will likely face; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBond with special friends who share their commitment to finishing well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eBecause he has also run many long, punishing laps in the tough race of life, MacDonald is uniquely qualified to coach and encourage you in developing that resilient spirit--to weather adversity, to finish what you start, and to never be satisfied with anything short of God's best for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMacDonald, Gordon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGordon MacDonald has been a pastor and author for more than fifty years. He serves as Chancellor at Denver Seminary, as editor-at-large for Leadership Journal, and as a speaker at leadership conferences around the world. His books includeBuilding Below the Waterline, Who Stole My Church, A Resilient Life, and Ordering Your Private World. Gordon and his wife, Gail, live in New Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492016197906,"sku":"9780785287919","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1ab6daba-c227-4e4b-86f9-07be79b0872f.jpg?v=1730566270","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-resilient-life-you-can-move-ahead-no-matter-what-9780785287919","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}