Description
Book SynopsisDoes God heal? Where do I turn when my faith is fragile? How can I face my own death? Is there a gospel for the rich? In brief, to-the-point chapters, respected preacher and ethicist Samuel Wells lucidly and compassionately explores topics Christians are often reluctant to face--death, weakness, power, difference, faith, and living life to the full--and offers down-to-earth help in overcoming common fears in the life of faith. "The heart of the gospel speaks into the most numbing and terrifying moments of our lives with words of hope and joy amid fear and bewilderment," writes Wells. This book provides an intellectually rigorous but scripturally rooted and theologically accessible engagement with questions of faith.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part 1: Be Not Afraid of Death
1. How to Die
2. Does God Heal?
3. May They Find in You a Blessing
4. So Much for Servant Ministry
5. The Five Ws
Part 2: Be Not Afraid of Weakness
6. Is There a Balm in Gilead?
7. The Hound of Heaven
8. Speak Tenderly to Jerusalem
9. Many a True Word
10. I Have No Need of You
Part 3: Be Not Afraid of Power
11. By What Authority?
12. But It Shall Not Be So with You
13. Giving with Your Head, Your Hand, and Your Heart
14. Is There a Gospel for the Rich?
15. The Education of Desire
Part 4: Be Not Afraid of Difference
16. You Are Not Your Own
17. Can We Talk?
18. Can We Still Call God "Father"?
19. Casualties of Destiny
20. The Three Realities of AIDS
21. He Is Our Peace
Part 5: Be Not Afraid of Faith
22. Time to Shed the Cloak
23. Born Again
24. What's Wrong with God
25. I Want to Know Christ
26. The Discipline of Joy
Part 6: Be Not Afraid of Life
27. One Day You Will Laugh
28. What Am I Going to Do with My Life?
29. Loving Yourself
30. A Criminal Waste
31. With Both Hands
