Paradoxes for Living

"To be strong, we have to be weak." "To become mature, we have to become children." "To live, we have to die." N. Graham Standish challenges readers to explore these and other biblical examples of paradox. With questions for reflection, discussion after each chapter, and helpful appendixes, this book is ideal for either personal or group study.

Acknowledgments

vi

Introduction

1

(4)

To Be Strong, We Have to Be Weak

5

(20)

To Save Our Lives, We Have to Lose Them

25

(22)

Pain as the Pathway to Joy

47

(24)

To Know God, We Have to Know Ourselves

71

(22)

In Trivial Things Lies Greatness

93

(16)

To Become Mature, We Have to Become Children

109

(24)

To Live, We Have to Die

133

(17)

To Receive, We Have to Give

150

(22)

Appendix A: An Introduction to Spiritual Reading

172

(2)

Appendix B: A Guide for Group Reflection

174

(13)

Notes

187

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