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