About this book

Once again it is a dark time of division and anxiety, with threats of violence looming in the shadows. In 2008, the Trinity United Church in Chicago received threats when one of its parishioners, Senator Barack Obama, ran for president. Hearing a noise in the middle of the night, Pastor Moss grabbed a baseball bat, expecting to confront an intruder in his home. He found that the source of the noise was his own little girl, dancing, practicing for her ballet recital. In that moment, Pastor Moss saw that the real intruder was within him. In answer to facing the darkness he had found inside himself, he wrote this inspiring and transformative book: a life-affirming guide to the practical,… Read more

Once again it is a dark time of division and anxiety, with threats of violence looming in the shadows. In 2008, the Trinity United Church in Chicago received threats when one of its parishioners, Senator Barack Obama, ran for president. Hearing a noise in the middle of the night, Pastor Moss grabbed a baseball bat, expecting to confront an intruder in his home. He found that the source of the noise was his own little girl, dancing, practicing for her ballet recital. In that moment, Pastor Moss saw that the real intruder was within him. In answer to facing the darkness he had found inside himself, he wrote this inspiring and transformative book: a life-affirming guide to the practical, political, and spiritual challenges of our day. -- adapted from jacket