Going Public: How Biblical People Help Us Find Our Voice for Public Life

"Going Public" is a fresh take on people in the Bible whom God called from their private lives to positions of public trust and responsibility. Most of them did not respond willingly. Hebrew midwives knew better than to take on Pharaoh directly. Moses was afraid of public speaking. Gideon bemoaned that his family was not influential enough. Elijah was burned out. Jeremiah thought he was too young. Amos wasn't a religious professional. Esther was a beauty queen, not an advocate for her peopl...