In Welcome to the Basement, podcaster and thought leader Tim Ross shows you how you can achieve true and lasting greatness. But his tools and tactics might surprise you. "If you've picked up this book, you have the opportunity to do more than you ever thought was possible." New York Times bestselling author, Michael Todd Ross has put them to the test in his own life, and he's come to believe that the only way up is down, the only way in is out, and that downward mobility is your only hope for upward utility. For far too long we've been held captive by false promises of hype and hustle in a world that needs hope and healing. Previously published as Upset the World—and now fully revised and rewritten for today's unique challenges, circumstances, and opportunities—Welcome to the Basement is a rallying cry and a practical guide to God's radical last-shall-be-first, least-shall-be-greatest way of living. Tim Ross will help you: Discover that you are God's masterpiece and learn to receive His unstoppable love and grace. Gain step-by-step guidance for identifying the people, places, and pieces that you've been called to disrupt and shower with God's love. Experience for yourself the good that God has for you—because only people whose lives have been turned upside-down by God can become Kingdom basement dwellers. The humblest acts of goodness have the greatest power. And the lowest floor of the building is where the real VIPs live. Will you step down and into the good things God is doing in the world?

Encounter faith where it was meant to be found—not in life's penthouse, but in the basement, where God's kingdom is waiting to welcome you. This practical study guide, companion to Tim Ross's Welcome to the Basement, will help you assess where you are in your relationship with God and what steps you need to take to move to the next level in your faith. For too long we've been taught that the only way to be great is to go up. But it's time to turn the world upside-down because in God's Kingdom, the way up is down, the way in is out, and downward mobility is your only hope for upward utility. This study guide is ideal for you to go through on your own or with a group. Each session includes: The big ideas that will be covered in the session as you read through the book. An assessment exercise to help you reflect on your relationship with Christ. Ten group-oriented discussion questions based on the Bible and book content. A closing personal exercise to help you apply the concepts you’ve studied to your life. Prompts for opening and closing your group or personal study time with prayer. Sometimes the lowest floor of the building is where the real party is. Jesus is the cornerstone of a new kind of kingdom—will you step into the good things God is doing in the world?

Louis Bamberger (1855-1944) was the epitome of the merchant prince as public benefactor. Born in Baltimore, this son of German immigrants built his business - the great, glamorous L. Bamberger & Co. department store in Newark, N.J. - into the sixth-largest department store in the country. A multimillionaire by middle age, he joined the elite circle of German Jews who owned Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Filene's. Despite his vast wealth and local prominence, Bamberger was a reclusive figure who shunned the limelight, left no business records, and kept no diaries. He remained a bachelor and kept his private life and the rationale for his business decisions to himself. Yet his achievements are manifold. He was a merchandising genius whose innovations, including newspaper and radio ads and brilliant use of window and in-store displays, established the culture of consumption in twentieth-century America. His generous giving, both within the Jewish community and beyond it, created institutions that still stand today: the Newark YM-YWHA, Beth Israel Hospital, and the Newark Museum. Toward the end of his career, he financed and directed the creation of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, which led to a friendship with Albert Einstein. Despite his significance as business innovator and philanthropist, historians of the great department stores have paid scant attention to Bamberger. This full-length biography will interest historians as well as general readers of Jewish history nationally, New Jerseyans fascinated by local history, and the Newarkers for whom Bamberger's was a beloved local institution.

She can't afford to take any more wild chances Pregnant widow Emma's already struggling to raise her children alone...and keep her debt-ridden ranch going. Rugged musician Cash can only mean trouble, no matter how well he repairs her broken fences, comforts her still-grieving children – or tempts her fiercely independent heart. Cash is used to being nothing but trouble, yet if he can help his best friend's widow fix up his old homestead and get back on her feet, he'll have done something worthwhile for once. But Emma's strength and irresistible honesty are slowly showing him the man he truly is – one willing to risk everything to share her life forever.