John Wieland - "Uncommon Threads"

about the book: how exactly did an average joe turn a bankrupt company into a 30-branch business that earns over $300 million in revenue and gives 10 percent of its profits to ministries across the world? wieland has asked himself that question hundreds of times—and in the end, he wrote a book to figure it out. his conclusion? success is an intricate and beautiful tapestry woven from the uncommon threads of business, family, and faith. unlike many books that discuss faith, wieland never preaches perfection. in fact, it’s his honesty about his own struggles — between worship and human instinct, between sacrifice and indulgence, between sharing his love of god with others and appreciating people right where they are — that makes uncommon thread so unique. wieland uses the lens of his own life to examine important topics such as hypocrisy, racism, parenting, and religion. he even tackles what happens when you take someone into your home only to later find out that he shot a lady in the