CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

 1. Our Next Door Savior

PART ONE—NO PERSON HE WON’T TOUCH

 2. Christ’s Theme Song

Every Person

 3. Friend of Flops

Shady People

 4. The Hand God Loves to Hold

Desperate People

 5. Try Again

Discouraged People

 6. Spit Therapy

Suffering People

 7. What Jesus Says at Funerals

Grieving People

 8. Getting the Hell Out

Tormented People

 9. It’s Not Up to You

Spiritually Weary People

10. The Trashman

Imperfect People

PART TWO—NO PLACE HE WON’T GO

11. He Loves to Be with the Ones He Loves

Every Place

12. What’s It Like?

Inward Places

13. A Cure for the Common Life

Ordinary Places

14. Oh, to Be DTP-Free!

Religious Places

15. Tire Kicker to Car Buyer

Unexpected Places

16. The Long, Lonely Winter

Wilderness Places

17. God Gets into Things

Stormy Places

18. Hope or Hype?

The Highest Place

19. Abandoned!

Godforsaken Places

20. Christ’s Coup de Grâce

God-Ordained Places

21. Christ’s Crazy Claim

Incredible Places

Conclusion: Still in the Neighborhood

Discussion Guide

Notes