Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

A Note to the Reader

1. Obsessive and Complacent Christianity

2. Grasping Grace

3. It’s Okay to Be Normal

4. Honorable Work

5. Greatness for Average Joes

6. Why Are Christians So Weird?

7. Witnessing Without Weirdness

8. In Defense of Earthly Joys

9. When God Throws a Party

10. In Defense of Spiritual Joys

11. Happy Holiness

12. What About Money?

13. Between Legalism and Worldliness, Part 1

14. Between Legalism and Worldliness, Part 2

15. Don’t Waste Pain

16. Hungry for Heaven

17. This Life Matters

18. Onward

Join the Conversation

Appendix 1: Questions for Group Discussion or Personal Reflection

Appendix 2: Suggested Reading List

Notes

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