Thank God It's Monday: Celebrating Your Purpose at Work

""Victorious living!"" Hackney exults on the opening page. ""That's what this book is about."" In this practical guide for working Christian women, she compares God's promise of victory and spiritual abundance to the world's ""hollow and deceptive"" philosophies--the belief that work should come first, the idea that money is everything, the notion that women should base their self-esteem on the status or compensation from their jobs. Instead, she says, women should claim the fruits of the Spirit at work, and find satisfaction in spreading light to others. Hackney draws on biblical stories--Jacob laboring more than 20 years for a trickster boss, Ruth overcoming trials with integrity and honesty--to demonstrate that developing a godly character will go a long way toward eliminating heartache at work. One unusual feature of this book is a late chapter on coping with discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace, a reality that too many Christian books are prone to simply ignore.