Table of Contents
Foreword C. Baxter Kruger, PhD 1
Introduction 15
1 "God loves us, but doesn't like us." 23
2 "God is good. I am not." 29
3 "God is in control" 37
4 "God does not submit," 45
5 "God is a Christian." 51
6 "God wants to use me." 59
7 "God is more he than she." 65
8 "God wants to be a priority," 75
9 "God is a magician," 83
10 "God is a prude." 93
11 "God blesses my politics." 99
12 "God created (my) religion," 107
13 "You need to get saved." 115
14 "God doesn't care about what I'm passionate about." 123
15 "Hell is separation from God." 131
16 "God is not good" 139
17 "The Cross was God's idea." 147
18 "That was just a coincidence." 155
19 "God requires child sacrifice." 165
20 "God is a divine Santa Claus," 173
21 "Death is more powerful than God." 181
22 "God is not involved in my suffering." 189
23 "You will never find God in a box." 197
24 "Not everyone is a child of God." 203
25 "God is disappointed in me." 209
26 "God loves me for my potential." 217
27 "Sin separates us from God." 225
28 "God is One alone." 235
A Catena: God's Drama of Redemption 241
A Final Word from Dietrich Bonhoeffer 249
Acknowledgments 251