{"product_id":"redeeming-productivity","title":"Redeeming Productivity","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeeling overwhelmed and unproductive? The answer isn’t to do  more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat image forms in your mind when you think of productivity?  An assembly line? Spreadsheets? Business suits or workplace uniforms? In the ancient  world, productivity didn't conjure images like these. Instead, it referred to crop  yield and fruit bearing. This agrarian imagery helps us understand productivity  through a biblical lens. Jesus taught, \u003ci\u003eBy this my Father is glorified, that  you bear much fruit \u003c\/i\u003e(John 15:8). Who doesn’t want to have a truly  productive life—to bear much fruit? But how does this happen in the places  we hold dear—the home, workplace, and in our communities? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe often  feel overworked and overrun, defeated and discouraged. The world says be productive  so that you can get all you can out of this life. The Bible says be productive so  you can gain more of the next life. In \u003ci\u003eRedeeming Productivity\u003c\/i\u003e, author  Reagan Rose explores how God’s glory is the purpose for which He planted us.  And he shows how productivity must be firmly rooted in the gospel. Only through  our connection to Christ—the True Vine—are we empowered to produce good  fruit. This book shows how we can maintain the vitality of that connection through  simple, life-giving disciplines. Readers will discover manageable applications like  giving God the first fruits of our days. Additionally, Reagan discusses how our  perspective on suffering is transformed as we see trials as God’s pruning  for greater productivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MOPR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40664813338753,"sku":"213078","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/8070\/3361\/files\/804954_1_c11a0295-2b88-4dcf-9f98-8af74269af16.jpg?v=1779439557","url":"https:\/\/www.soacb.com\/products\/redeeming-productivity","provider":"Seed of Abraham Christian Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}