Contents

Cover    1

Endorsements    2

Title Page    4

Copyright Page    5

Dedication    6

Epigraph    7

Acknowledgments    9

Introduction: A Tale of Two Trees    13

Part 1:  Know the Tree    21

1. Leaves and Branches: How We Clutter Our Lives, Minds, and Souls    23

2. Beneath the Canopy: Hearing What’s Been There All Along    41

3. Broken Limbs: Do You Want to Get Well?    57

4. Seeds of Desire: Facing Your Deepest Brokenness    77

Part 2:  Fukinaoshi of the Soul    95

5. The Hard Prune: Letting Go of the Last Handhold    97

6. The Far Side of the Wilderness: Following God, Even When You Can’t See the Way Through    117

7. Rooted: Practicing the Discipline of Staying in Place    135

Part 3:  Shaping    155

8. Twine and Splint: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back    157

9. Way Opens: On Coming Alive    177

10. Water, Wood, Air, and Stone: We Are Better Together    197

Epilogue    219

Appendix    223

Notes    227

About the Author    233

Back Ads    235

Back Cover    242