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Book SynopsisChristianity Today 2023 Book Award (Popular Theology) 2023 Georgia Author of the Year Finalist (Inspirational) Southwestern Journal of Theology 2022 Book Award (Applied Theology/Ethics) Work. Family. Church. Exercise. Sleep. The list of demands on our time seems to be never ending. It can leave you feeling a little guilty--like you should always be doing one more thing. Rather than sharing better time-management tips to squeeze more hours out of the day, Kelly Kapic takes a different approach in You're Only Human. He offers a better way to make peace with the fact that God didn't create us to do it all. Kapic explores the theology behind seeing our human limitations as a gift rather than a deficiency. He lays out a path to holistic living with healthy self-understanding, life-giving relationships, and meaningful contributions to the world. He frees us from confusing our limitations with sin and instead invites us to rest in the joy and relief of knowing that God can use our limitations to foster freedom, joy, growth, and community. Readers will emerge better equipped to cultivate a life that fosters gratitude, rest, and faithful service to God.
Table of ContentsContents
Part 1: Particularity and Limits
1. Have I Done Enough?
Facing Our Finitude2. Does God Love . . . Me?
Crucified . . . but I Still Live3. Are the Limits of My Body Bad?
Praise God for Mary4. Why Does Physical Touch Matter?
Images, Trauma, and Embodied Worship5. Is Identity Purely Self-Generated?
Understanding the Self in ContextPart 2: Healthy Dependence
6. Have We Misunderstood Humility?
Joyful Realism7. Do I Have Enough Time?
Clocks, Anxiety, and Presence8. Why Doesn't God Just Instantly Change Me?
Process, Humanity, and the Spirit's Work 9. Do I Need to Be Part of the Church?
Loving the Whole Body10. How Do We Faithfully Live within Our Finitude?
Rhythm, Vulnerability, Gratitude, and RestIndexes