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Garden City

Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human.

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Garden City

By: John Mark Comer
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Rediscover your purpose and passion for life as bestselling author John Mark Comer guides you through the Bible's vision for work, rest, and living fully human.

We've all heard it said: It's who you are that matters, not what you do. Really? Where do the Scriptures teach that? After all, from the very first pages of the Bible, human beings were made to rule over and care for the earth. By calling and by commission, humanity was created to do good work.

In Garden City, pastor and New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer will help you discover that, ultimately, what you do matters just as much as who you are. You will explore answers to questions like,

  • Does God care where I work?
  • Does he have a clear direction for me?
  • How can I create a rhythm for work and a practice of rest?

This book isn't about how to get ahead in your career or spruce up your resume—it's about working, resting, and living a full existence. It's about spiritual life invading all of life.

©2015 John Mark Comer (P)2021 Zondervan Christian Living Christianity Garden City
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Wow! Thank you John, for this work. So many fireworks of scripture pinging in my head as I listened to every sentence, literally pausing to read the words that burst into my mind. Love how God layers every single thing He teaches us, line upon line, precept upon precept… stretching and growing us in ways we could have never imagined. God bless you for speaking this out. Much fruit - very good fruit. Watch this space. 🙌🏼🩷🙏🏼

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Changes your view and perspective on life, work, rest and purpose! John mark is anointed and makes easy to understand and reflect on complex aspects of our humanness!

Amazing book!

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It brings everything beautifully back to basics and far away from legalistic stuff. A really great look at what God created us to do in life.

So encouraging and easy to listen to!

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I'm very grateful for this read. Gods word is full of gold that Mark has done a great job of finding and presenting well!!

I should have read this yesterday

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I’ve been a believer for as long as I remember but the topics in this book were a revelation to me and have changed the way I see my life. Highly recommend. Thank you!

Wonderful book. Life changing.

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As with ‘ruthless elimination of hurry’ John marks other book, there are lots of times you pause, think and soul search before continuing, and that’s a great thing!

Changed the way I viewed work (in a good way)

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