In Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma Ben Gray brings a thoughtful and balanced voice to the table. Eschewing the structural solutions that are all the rage, he calls instead for an incarnational church that hears God’s voice and seeks to engage and impact the bloodied world in which the church finds itself. 
In this book you will find heaven’s answers to a dilemma that supersedes our knowledge of today’s looming crises. This well-timed, well-researched and well-written book is a must for every church and every believer. It explains God’s purpose for His church – to bear witness... and reflect God’s glory. 
Ben Gray clearly argues the case for the need for Christians to think and live from a Hebraic Biblical worldview. If Christians are to impact the spheres of creation there needs to be a significant shift from the thinking of the Greek worldview … Heaven’s Answer to Earth’s Dilemma is a must read. 
Throughout history the Lord has raised up radical voices of reformation to challenge the church and to shift us out of our complacency. Ben Gray is one of those voices, and I pray that many outside of his native Australia will listen to his clearly prophetic message.
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An interesting thing about Vocations 4 Life is that the participants have the final say in the way they apply the course to themselves and to others. For me V4Life was so releasing. I had been studying to be a high school teacher for several years but had been met with intense frustration. I thought I was up to the intellectual challenge of an Education degree and had ample enthusiasm to engage a career as a teacher, yet I felt deflated and drained when it came to the drudgery of doing assignments beyond the norm. Sometimes I would push myself and gain distinctions for assignments, yet inexplicably at other times I felt it too taxing to finish others - and consequently failed subjects I was getting distinctions for. I was at a loss to explain why it was so difficult for me to be successful. Was I lacking commitment or motivation? Or was I just lazy? I was racking up significant debt and approaching depression. It was in this setting that I did Vocations 4 Life and it provided me with the first explanation as to why I struggled so much. Teaching as a vocation grace motivation was my lowest score! I also found out why I had thought teaching was for me. I scored highly as an exhorter and encourager to people, closely resembling a teaching setting. Also I had always been gifted in worship, music and song, and had thought that this would be my primary field in ministry but the course also confirmed a prophetic edge and power gifting which I had been reluctant to recognize. I now actively develop this potential in me and I have an excitement about the future which I haven't had since my conversion. I am now embracing the new me and looking forward to seeing how my unique contribution to the kingdom of God works out in my life. Chris Boraston
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