Table of Contents
Foreword Amy Grant xi
Introduction 1
Part 1 Love Alone
Part 1 Introduction 11
1 Bare Cindy Morgan 15
2 Flaws and All 19
3 The Ragamuffin Truth Brennan Manning 23
4 Reflections on Rich David McCracken 27
5 Skin on Skin 33
6 Radical Love Sarah Hart 37
7 Tribe and Tongue 41
8 Reflections on Rich Lowell Alexander 45
9 The Real Deal of Humility 49
10 Listen and Love David Mullins 53
11 Grief's Patient Friend 57
12 The Resolution of Grace 61
13 How Rude … Not to Agree with God Mark Lowry 65
14 Hum a Hymn 69
15 A Little Salt in the Oats Jason Gray 73
16 A Conversation with Andrew Peterson 77
Part 2 Thunder
Part 2 Introduction 89
17 Juxtaposition Dan Haseltime from Jars of Clay 93
18 The Power of Presence 97
19 Reflections on Rich Josh Blakesley 101
20 The Truth of a Sunset 105
21 The Reality of Mercy Sara Groves 109
22 If These Pews Could Speak 113
23 The Wideness in God's Mercy Melissa Reagan 117
24 Glimmers of Grace Ian Morgan Cron 121
25 Surrender … the Divine Permission 125
26 Reflections on Rich Mitch McVicker 129
27 The Politics of Prayer 135
28 Bewildered Curiosity Ashley Cleveland 139
29 The Speech of the Eternal 143
30 Change the World David Leo Schultz 147
31 Worry into Worship 151
32 Reflections on Rich Marita Meinerts Albinson 155
33 A Conversation Shane Claiborne 159
Part 3 Troubadour
Part 3 Introduction 171
34 The Bittersweet Longing Carolyn Arends 173
35 Evidences of Eden 177
36 Reflections on Rich Keith Bordeaux 181
37 Not Home Yet 185
38 Mercy! Mark Lee from Third Day 189
39 The Open Table Jonathan Martin 193
40 Body and Water 197
41 Reflections on Rich Reed Arvin 201
42 Orphan Child 205
43 The Redemption of the Do-Gooders Brandon Heath 209
44 The (Lonely) Road Home 213
45 Reflections on Rich Ian Morgan Cron 217
46 Snow Day 221
47 Liturgical Living Jimmy Abegg 225
48 A Conversation Mike Blanton Don Donahue Randy Cox 229
Afterword 241
Acknowledgments 247
About the Contributors 253
Notes 265