{"product_id":"youre-only-human-how-your-limits-reflect-gods-design-and-why-thats-good-news-paperback","title":"You're Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God's Design and Why That's Good News - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelly M. Kapic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 2023 Book Award Winner (Popular Theology)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork. Family. Church. Exercise. Sleep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe list of demands on your time seems to be never ending. It can leave you feeling a little guilty--like you should always be doing one more thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRather than sharing better time-management tips to squeeze more hours out of the day, Kelly Kapic offers a better way to make peace with the fact that God didn't create us to do it all by\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e● exploring the theology behind seeing our human limitations as a gift rather than a deficiency\u003cbr\u003e● laying out a path to holistic living with life-giving relationships and meaningful contributions to the world\u003cbr\u003e● freeing us from confusing our limitations with sin \u003cbr\u003e● inviting us to rest in the joy and relief of knowing that God can use our limitations to foster freedom, joy, growth, and community\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders will emerge better equipped to cultivate a life that fosters gratitude, rest, and faithful service to God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Book Award Winner (Popular Theology)\u003cbr\u003eGeorgia Author of the Year Finalist (Inspirational)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGod Didn't Create Us to Do It All\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eGod doesn't need you to meet all the needs, know all the answers, or to be superhuman. Yet as Christians, we often confuse our creaturely limits with sin. In \u003ci\u003eYou're Only Human\u003c\/i\u003e, popular speaker and award-winning author Kelly Kapic\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eshows that God just desires you to be a faithful human creature whose finitude fosters freedom, joy, growth, and community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Written with beauty and clarity, \u003ci\u003eYou're Only Human\u003c\/i\u003e is a library of wisdom and virtue. This book isn't just about the limits of being human--it's a celebration of being human.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKaren Swallow Prior\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eOn Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I love this book. With enthusiasm, I will recommend it to all the pastors and ministry leaders I mentor.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003ePaul David Tripp\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eNew Morning Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reading this book is like taking that first breath of fresh air after being underwater for too long. Kapic makes a paradigm-shifting case regarding God's gift of finitude that reveals the best of what our Creator God designed us to be.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJulius J. Kim\u003c\/b\u003e, former president, The Gospel Coalition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"To receive our human limitations as a gift rather than a liability is indeed a great blessing! Kapic shows us why and how in this uplifting work.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRuth Haley Barton\u003c\/b\u003e, founder, Transforming Center; author of \u003ci\u003eSacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm already breathing a bit easier after reading this exceptionally honest and hopeful book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eChuck DeGroat\u003c\/b\u003e, Western Theological Seminary and Newbigin House of Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a hopeful gift.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJohn Swinton\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Aberdeen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kapic weds rock-solid theology to wise guidance for Christian living. This is a book we desperately need in our frenetic age.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBeth Felker Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, Northern Seminary; author of \u003ci\u003ePracticing Christian Doctrine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kapic graces us with a mature, winsome, theologically steady, and pastorally gentle invitation to receive with gratitude and rejoice once again in the triune God's good gift of finite creatureliness.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eLeopoldo A. S?nchez M\u003c\/b\u003e., Center for Hispanic Studies, Concordia Seminary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kapic has written a daring book, teaching us to embrace our God-given limitations in a culture that screams for more of everything. It's a rigorous yet personal exploration of a startling, liberating truth.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMindy Belz\u003c\/b\u003e, international journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eThey Say We Are Infidels\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A page-turner! Just have a pen handy--there's a lot to underline in \u003ci\u003eYou're Only Human\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMichael Horton\u003c\/b\u003e, Westminster Seminary California; author of \u003ci\u003eOrdinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"As this book helped me to see the manifold ways in which we live in denial about the goodness of limits, I made fresh commitments to seek new, healthier habits. I cannot value and recommend a book more highly than that.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDaniel J. Treier\u003c\/b\u003e, Wheaton College; author of\u003ci\u003e Introducing Evangelical Theology\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kapic asks hard and searching questions in order to reveal the beauty of God's created order and Christ's peace that passes all understanding.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBishop Julian M. Dobbs\u003c\/b\u003e, Anglican Diocese of the Living Word\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No hastily prepared, cheap-fix antidote, \u003ci\u003eYou're Only Human\u003c\/i\u003e is the product of years of reflection and concern, the work of a mature Christian theologian and a fine teacher. It is a love gift to the church.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSinclair Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e, Reformed Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A timely and prophetic word to our culture today. I pray it will sink deep within the church.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJedd Medefind\u003c\/b\u003e, president of the Christian Alliance for Orphans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly M. Kapic\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, King's College, University of London) is professor of theological studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, where he has taught since 2001. He is a popular speaker and the award-winning author or editor of more than 15 books, including the devotional \u003ci\u003eYou Were Never Meant to Do It All \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewinner \u003ci\u003eEmbodied Hope: A Theological Meditation on Pain and Suffering\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.91 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966779130157,"sku":"9781587437038","price":24.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/WYXgtxuQ-f9781587437038.webp?v=1775538935","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/youre-only-human-how-your-limits-reflect-gods-design-and-why-thats-good-news-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}