An Incomplete Guide to the Res

Sometimes it's tough to figure out how to get where we want to go. What if we choose the wrong career path or life direction? What if our life doesn't turn out as we'd hoped? Overwhelmed with possibilities, we can find ourselves paralyzed, afraid of making decisions that could lead us astray.

On the other hand, we know too many people who have run themselves ragged in the pursuit of happiness. All of us have chased after things that ultimately don't satisfy, but we still haven't found what we're looking for.

Stan Gaede points us beyond temporary diversions to the God who offers true satisfaction and fulfillment. With warm stories and conversational style, Gaede provides guidance for finding the authentic happiness we long for-in lives of love, joy and peace.

Addressing such important topics as vocation, relationships, integrity and compassion, he shows us how to craft a life worth living, filled with meaning and profoundly rewarding. While Gaede admits he doesn't have all the answers, he points us in directions that will help us grow deep in shallow times and live in light of what really matters.

Be not afraid. Life is uncertain but never hopeless. Here is encouragement for the journey.

Stan D. Gaede is president of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He and his wife, Judy, are the parents of three children. He is the author of several books, including When Tolerance Is No Virtue (IVP).