"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered."
--G.K. Chesterton
As even a brief exposure to the New Testament will show, the Christian life is a life of adventure. Every aspect is full of energy and light. Yet too often we stop at one point of interest--evangelism, spiritual disciplines, social justice--and go no further. Interweaving stories from a summer vacation, Jerry Sittser shows how our lives can include all God has in mind for us. In a book that is fun and challenging, Sittser restores wholeness to the adventure of Christian living.
Part I: Making Sense Out of Discipleship
1. Summer with the Sage
2. Getting the Bigger Picture
Part II: Beginning with God
3. A Radical Commitment
4. A Compelling Character
5. The Pleasure of Intimacy
Part III: God's Goal for Our Growth
6. History's Drama
7. The Great Transformation
8. A New Community of Love
9. Vision for the New World
10. The Way to Renewal
Part IV: Divinely Powered Discipleship
11. Rediscovering the Holy Spirit
12. The Grace of God
13. Our Responsiveness
Part V: Knowing the Enemy
14. Pride, the Quiet Master
15. Evil and the Personality Behind It
Part VI: Saint-Making
16. Guidance and Freedom
17. Spiritual Disciplines
18. Joyful Obedience
19. Embracing the Whole
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