Foreword Brandon Hatmaker 9
Acknowledgments 12
Introduction 13
Winter 2007
Black and White, No? 19
Reader, Beware: Life-Altering Prayer Ahead 22
Holy Passion Meets Remedial Shepherd 24
James, Jesus, Amos, and Them 29
Warning: The Problems Are Bad 31
"Name It and Claim It" (and I'll Shame It) 35
Giving the Good Stats Some Play 38
Brandon's Take 42
Early Spring 2007
The Trouble with Bananas 47
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks 50
Desiring, Doing, and Remembering 52
Tough Crowd 56
Brandon's Take 60
Becoming a Low Life 62
"Get Off Your High Horse"-Jesus 66
Great 69
Spring 2007
Here Pretending to Be There 75
Don't Know If We're Coming or Going 78
Justice for Jesus 82
A Word About Farm Animals 85
Last but Not Least 87
Poor People 91
Cold Weather, Crazy-Looking Messenger, and Resurrection Sunday 94
Brandon's Take 98
New 100
Summer 2007
Off the Platform 107
On a Need-to-Know Basis 110
Free 113
Isaiah, Alan, and Me 117
Ignorance Is Not Bliss 120
A Modern Mess 123
"Turn and Face the Strain, Ch-Ch-Changes" 126
Mission Possible 129
Share, Provide, Clothe, Shine 132
Brandon's Take 135
Fall 2007 to Now
Out of Kindergarten 139
Sent 143
Offering a Tangible Kingdom 147
Right to Remain Silent 150
Breaking the Code 154
Changelings 157
Brandon's Take 160
In the City, For the City 162
Notes 169
About the Author 173
TexasPreacherWoman
Posted January 20, 2011
Having her everyday I'm-an-average-American-Christian-and-very-comfortable life interrupted by God rocked Jen Hatmaker's world, and if you read her book on the experience, it just might rock yours. Hatmaker gives readers a raw, gut-honest -- and sometimes "bustin' a gut" -- account of her journey from the comfort of her nice suburban we've-got-it-made-in-the-shade pastor's wife lifestyle to a place that, at least at first, was definitely out of her comfort zone but that became the place she most wanted to be: Smack-dab in the middle of God's plan for His church, His body, His bride. And she did it barefoot, no less! (For the scoop on that, you'll have to read her story.) Her conversational writing style and short chapters make it an easy read . . . unless you engage your heart. Once you do that -- open yourself up to what she's saying -- if you're not careful, you might just find yourself also pouring over the many resources and "influential writings" she references at the end of each chapter, and, ultimately, discover your own longing for a God-interruption. At least I pray so.
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