
- 336 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Do we have the wrong map for the Christian life?
Life's inconveniences, disappointments, and trials can leave us confused, cynical, and eventually bitter. But the apostle Paul traces out the path of dying and rising with Jesus—what Paul Miller calls the "J-Curve"—as the normal Christian life.
The J-Curve maps the ups and downs of daily life onto the story of Jesus. It grounds our journeys not in some abstract idea but in union with Christ and his work of love. Understanding our lives in light of the J-Curve roots our hope, centers our love, and tethers our faith to Christ.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Newsletter Signup
- Endorsements
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Part 1 Discovering the J-Curve
- 1 “I Will Never Do This Again”
- 2 “I Take Your Place”
- 3 Marketing the Self
- 4 Liberating the Self
- 5 In Harvard
- 6 In Sports or In Christ?
- 7 It’s All About Who You Know
- 8 Missing Justification by Faith
- 9 Missing the J-Curve
- Part 2 Dying with Jesus
- 10 Dying to Self
- 11 A Cascade of Love
- 12 Life at the Bottom of the J-Curve
- 13 Living in the Borderland
- Part 3 The Descent of Love
- 14 Love Loses Control
- 15 The Art of Disappearing for Love
- 16 Recovering a Vision of the Good
- 17 Celebrating Christ Bearers
- 18 The Hinge of the J-Curve
- 19 The Four Steps of Love
- 20 The J-Curve Calms a Quarrel
- Part 4 Rising with Jesus
- 21 Discovering the Power of Resurrection
- 22 Repersonalizing the Resurrection
- 23 Looking through a Resurrection Lens
- 24 The Secret of an Irritation-F ree Life
- 25 Resurrection Realism
- 26 Delaying Resurrection for Love
- 27 Becoming Human Again
- 28 The Art of J-Curve Living
- 29 Seeing the Big Picture
- Part 5 Forming a J-Curve Community
- 30 The Power of Weakness
- 31 The Spirit at the Center
- 32 Love Treads Softly
- 33 Leadership Goes Low
- 34 Keeping Jesus Pure
- 35 Jesus
- 36 The Beauty of a Jesus Community
- Conclusion
- Afterword Reflections on our Daughter, Ashley Frearson
- Acknowledgments
- Virtual Appendix
- General Index
- Scripture Index