虽胜犹败 │The Failure of Success (Traditional Chinese Discovery Series Booklet)

關於「成功」標準的論述，真可謂汗牛充棟。然而，如何定義成敗，卻是仁者見仁，智者見智，莫衷一是。 「成」與「敗」有絕對的標準嗎？當我們得不償失時，我們到底是贏了還是輸了呢？靈命日糧事工教會事工部主任柯貝爾（Bill Crowder）將透過檢視舊約先知約拿的經歷，針對這些問題展開討論。先知約拿的經歷是雖勝猶敗的例子。

柯貝爾 （Bill Crowder）在加入靈命日糧事工之前，曾在教會牧會20多年。目前他與狄馬汀密切合作，擔任聖經教導副總裁。他定期在英語廣播節目《聖經研讀》(Discover the Words) 中分享上帝的話語，同時也花大部分的時間到世界各地教導基督徒領袖。

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Jonah is not the principal character of his own book—God is!

Much has been published about the principles of success.  Success and failure, however, may be defined in different ways by different people.  Is there an absolute standard for success and failure?  Do we win or do we lose when our accomplishments cost more than we can afford?  In this booklet, Bill Crowder brings these issues into focus by examining the life of the Old Testament prophet Jonah—one man who personally modeled and experience "the failure of success."

Bill Crowder joined the Our Daily Bread Ministries staff in 2001 after more than 20 years in the pastorate stretching from West Virginia to southern California to west Michigan. Over the years, Bill has spent much of his time in a Bible-conference ministry around the world, serving ODBM offices and their outreach to their local communities. Bill is a contributing writer for the Our Daily Bread devotional and has written many Bible study booklets for ODBM’s Discovery Series. He has also published a number of books with ODB Publishing, the latest being Wisdom for our Worries and Gospel on the Mountains. Bill also serves as a co-host with Mart DeHaan, Elisa Morgan, and Daniel Ryan Day on the “Discover the Word” podcast and daily radio program, heard throughout the U.S. and on more than 20 stations in Canada. On the personal front, Bill is now semi-retired and, with his wife, Marlene, lives in North Carolina.