ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am grateful to the team at Zondervan, including John Sloan, Dirk Buursma, and Stan Gundry, for their faithful encouragement over the years.

I am grateful for the faith of God’s people at Feather River Baptist Church, who were willing to encourage the faith of a still young pastor as we rebuilt together.

I am grateful as well for the courageous love of the followers of Jesus at Saddleback Church, who have shown me hundreds upon hundreds of examples of what it means to allow God to put something back together again.

Finally, grateful thanks to my wife, Chaundel, who strengthened me as we lived these truths and encouraged me in writing them out.