Spiritual Danger of Doing Good, The - Softcover

Greer, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764211560 ISBN 13: 9780764211560

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, 2013

Synopsis

Influential social justice leader and President of HOPE International reveals how doing good can be spiritually disastrous and how to prevent it from corroding our hearts.

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From the Inside Flap

Confessions of a Do-Gooder

Here I was, on the front lines, personally handing out blankets and helping families that had lost almost everything. Noble cause. Noble mission. Noble actions of a twenty-five-year-old relief worker. A photographer snapped pictures, and I smiled wide for the camera as I did "God's work."

And the thought running through my head was not about the people receiving the blankets.
I thought, I can't wait until the people back home see these photos of me.

When I saw the photos a few weeks later, I trashed them. With a flaky smile plastered on my face, I could only see the photos as incriminating evidence of an unhealthy heart condition. Captured on film, I recognized myself as playacting for people far away, not thinking about loving the people in front of me.

I had just discovered that there are spiritual dangers to doing good.

From the Back Cover

Charity and Service Have a Dark Side

You want to live out the Gospel by serving others, and you're willing to sacrifice your time, money, and perhaps even your safety. But do you realize the spiritual dangers you face as you serve? Peter Greer, the CEO of a Christian nonprofit, found that serving others and seeking justice actually did him harm. He shares how something that started with the noblest of intentions got off track--and how he got back on course. His story is a compassionate warning for anyone who works in ministry or charitable nonprofits, from CEOs to weekend volunteers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0764211560
• ISBN 13: 9780764211560
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192