Cover 1
Endorsements 2
Half Title Page 5
Title Page 7
Copyright Page 8
Dedication 9
Foreword by Seth Haines 13
Introduction: Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit 17
Part 1: Weakness 23
1. The Nakedness of Need: The Glorious Weakness of Poverty 25
2. The Ransom of Words: The Glorious Weakness of Longing 45
3. A Secondhand God and a Place to Call Home: The Glorious Weakness of Lack 65
Part 2: Hope 81
4. I Am Not Labeled, I Am Named: The Hope of Identity 83
5. Uncomfortable Love: The Hope of Community 99
6. I Walk with a Limp: The Hope of Brokenness 115
7. Where Home Is: The Hope of Ordinary 131
Part 3: Strength 143
8. Let Us Rejoice and Be Sad: The Strength of Lament 145
9. Starving to the Feast: The Strength of Dependence 163
10. The God of the Lost: The Strength of Being Found 179
Part 4: Glory 203
11. And If Not, He Is Still Good: The Glory of the Beloved 205
Acknowledgments 223
Notes 229
About the Author 231
Back Ads 233
Back Cover 235