Discovering the Good Life: The Surprising Riches Available in Christ

by Tim Savage

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2019

Overview

Too often, however, we encounter discouragement, failure, broken relationships, guilt, and dashed dreams, all of which leave us yearning for more.

In this book, Tim Savage presents a renewed vision of life by examining the fullest life ever lived: the life of Jesus Christ. Savage invites us to tap into that life—and experience the riches of the joy, satisfaction, and purpose offered to us in Christ.

Key Features

• Presents a thoughtful presentation of the goodness of Christian life
• Frames his discussion of life at its fullest in the narrative of Scripture
• Functions as a Gospel-centered account of what it means to live

Contents

• Life, Cynics, and Three Trees
• The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
• A Shoot from the Stump of Jesse.
• The Tree of Life
• The Tree of Life (with Its Twelve Kinds of Fruit)
• Trees in Bloom

Praise for the Print Edition

Tim Savage’s Discovering the Good Life is a real accomplishment. It begins with one of the most universal of questions: What is the good life? Then it answers it by taking us through the Bible, summarizing its whole story through the intercanonical theme of three trees—the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, the Tree of Life, and the great Branch, the shoot from the Stump of Jesse—Jesus himself—who took our curse by dying on a tree. This volume is ultimately an apologetic for the Christian life in response to a culture dedicated to seeking personal fulfillment but finding that very thing more and more elusive.

—Timothy Keller, Founding Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City

With one foot planted firmly in Scripture and the other in culture, Tim Savage unpacks the fullness of life that can be ours right now. If you have ever wondered what ‘abundant life’ should look like, here is the answer! Discovering the Good Life is poetic theology that teaches, refreshes, and, yes, surprises us with all that is available in Christ.

—Alistair Begg, Senior Pastor, Parkside Church, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

So often in our search for satisfaction, we’re like treasure hunters wandering without a map. We know what we want—joy, peace, goodness—but we seem to be searching in all the wrong places. In Discovering the Good Life, Tim Savage wisely explains the story of Scripture using three trees as guideposts. If you want to experience abundant life, this book faithfully leads you to the treasure of all treasures and the giver of all goodness: Jesus.

—Melissa Kruger, Director of Women’s Content for The Gospel Coalition and author of In All Things

Product Details

• Title: Discovering the Good Life: The Surprising Riches Available in Christ
• Author: Tim Savage
• Publisher: Crossway
• Publication Date: 2019
• Pages: 176
• Christian Group: Evangelical
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Topic: Theology

About Tim Savage

Tim Savage (PhD, University of Cambridge; ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary) is a pastor, author, international conference speaker, and founding council member of the Gospel Coalition. He has served in churches in Arizona, Great Britain, and Texas. He is married to Lesli and they have two adult sons, Matthew and Jonathan. Tim is the author of No Ordinary Marriage.