Table of Contents

Foreword Brian Fikkert 13

Introduction 15

1 Confessions of a Do-Gooder 19

2 Sparky Grace 29

3 When Ministry Becomes Your Mistress 37

The Spiritual Danger of Giving Leftovers to Loved Ones

4 Stuck in a Rut 53

The Spiritual Danger of Doing Instead of Being

5 Silverbacks and Small Steps 61

The Spiritual Danger of Justifying Minor Moral Lapses for a Good Cause

6 What Goes Up 73

The Spiritual Danger of Using the Wrong Measuring Stick to Define Success

7 3 A.M. Friends 83

The Spiritual Danger of Friendship Superficiality

8 God Loves My Job More Than Yours 91

The Spiritual Danger of Elevating, the Sacred Over the Secular

9 Worm Food 101

The Spiritual Danger of Thinking You're the Superhero in Your Story

10 Panera Prophet 111

The Spiritual Danger of Not Having Ears to Hear the Uncomfortable Truth

11 Who Am I When I'm Not Me? 119

The Spiritual Danger of Forgetting Your True Identity

12 Christian Karma 127

The Spiritual Danger of Thinking Good Things Always Happen to Good People

13 Spinach Salad With a Side of Shame 135

The Spiritual Danger of Seeing Everyone's Sin but Your Own

14 How Do I Look? 143

The Spiritual Danger of Being Obsessed With What Others Think

15 A Full Head and an Empty Heart 151

The Spiritual Danger of Disconnecting Knowledge From Action

16 Man Makeup 159

The Spiritual Danger of Pretending to Have It All Together

17 You-Turn 167

Conclusion 175

Notes 177

Acknowledgments 187