Foreword
Preface
Introduction: The Question
One
It was born on a winter day . . .
The Light of Darkness
Just Another Homeless Family
A Baptism to Remember
A Child Shall Lead Us
Two
It lived and died . . .
Why I Do Ashes
The Preacher’s Prayer on the Eve of War
The Garbage Tree
Stolen Shoes
Three
It rose again . . .
The Unfinished Story
Welcome the Risen Christ
Life Happens in the Interruptions
Four
It continues to rise . . .
Mountain Musings
Crossing the Great Water
Keep on Singing
Five
It nourishes . . .
Bread of Life
Sally’s Feast
Beckoned to the Banquet
Six
It challenges . . .
The Demolition Contractor
Love for the Fallen Flower
The Trinity of Love
Confessions of an Evangelical Universalist
Seven
And it calls out . . .
All-ee All-ee in Free
About the Photographs
Notes