Your life is messy, hard, and uncertain right now―and if it isn’t, it
has been or it will be. Messiness is the human condition. Part of the
messiness is the unpredictability of life, not the unrelenting evil of
life. And Jesus shows up inside all of that, because He experienced
every aspect of what it’s like to be human: joy, physical pain, family
arguments, frustration, existential trauma, and more. If Jesus is a real
person, we should expect to meet Him in all of life. And only through
the Good News and love of Jesus can we learn how to thrive in the midst
of our mess.
Daniel Fusco, a pastor and jazz musician, riffs on the major themes of the book of Ephesians to help each of us find God in the midst of our mess.
Table of Contents
Part I : Acknowledgement
1.1 Acknowledge the Mess
1.2 Perceptions and Presence
1.3 The Difficulty of Jesus
1.4 Rockin’ a Limp
1.5 Becoming Unbroken
1.6 Can I Get a Remedy?
1.7 Reflections on a Messy God
1.8 Bad News First
1.9 Cultural Cancer
1.10 Choose Hope
Coda
Part I I : Resolution
2.1 Resurrection
2.2 Jesus, Center Stage
2.3 Saved
2.4 Living God-Style
2.5 Schooling Angels
2.6 Far More Than You Could Ever Imagine
Coda
Part I I I : Pursuance
3.1 You Have to Go Through It
3.2 Walk This Way
3.3 Getting Intimate
3.4 Embrace the Crutch
3.5 Training for the Race
3.6 Bowels? Yes, but It’s Complicated
3.7 Walk by Faith
3.8 Imitate God
Coda
Part IV: Psalm
4.1 The Beginning of the End
4.2 A Mess of Love and Life
4.3 The Real Shape of Love
4.4 Love, Negatively
4.5 Time to Reflect
4.6 Filled to the Brim
Coda
Endorsements
"I love how real and authentic Daniel is. His heart is so open and his way of communicating is totally disarming..."
--Jeremy Camp, Songwriter and Recording Artist
"Daniel unpacks biblical truths to help our messy lives make sense. This is a must read."
--Dave Ferguson, Community Christian Church, Chicago
"Honestly is honest, humorous, and always challenging. I recommend it."
--Larry Osborne, North Coast Church, California
"I started my Christian walk in the midst of a terrible mess! I can say 'Yes and Amen' to Daniel Fusco's wonderful new book Honestly."
--Luis Palau, World evangelist, author of Out of the Desert
"This is a book that needed to be written, needs to be read, and must be allowed to read you- honestly."
--Levi Lusko, Pastor at Fresh Life Church and author of Through the Eyes of a Lion
"Daniel's raw, candid transparency is great, but mixed with his hopeful love of life, it's a beautiful read."
--John Mark Comer, Pastor at Bridgetown: A Jesus Church and author of Loveology and Garden City
Daniel Fusco, a pastor and jazz musician, riffs on the major themes of the book of Ephesians to help each of us find God in the midst of our mess.
Table of Contents
Part I : Acknowledgement
1.1 Acknowledge the Mess
1.2 Perceptions and Presence
1.3 The Difficulty of Jesus
1.4 Rockin’ a Limp
1.5 Becoming Unbroken
1.6 Can I Get a Remedy?
1.7 Reflections on a Messy God
1.8 Bad News First
1.9 Cultural Cancer
1.10 Choose Hope
Coda
Part I I : Resolution
2.1 Resurrection
2.2 Jesus, Center Stage
2.3 Saved
2.4 Living God-Style
2.5 Schooling Angels
2.6 Far More Than You Could Ever Imagine
Coda
Part I I I : Pursuance
3.1 You Have to Go Through It
3.2 Walk This Way
3.3 Getting Intimate
3.4 Embrace the Crutch
3.5 Training for the Race
3.6 Bowels? Yes, but It’s Complicated
3.7 Walk by Faith
3.8 Imitate God
Coda
Part IV: Psalm
4.1 The Beginning of the End
4.2 A Mess of Love and Life
4.3 The Real Shape of Love
4.4 Love, Negatively
4.5 Time to Reflect
4.6 Filled to the Brim
Coda
Endorsements
"I love how real and authentic Daniel is. His heart is so open and his way of communicating is totally disarming..."
--Jeremy Camp, Songwriter and Recording Artist
"Daniel unpacks biblical truths to help our messy lives make sense. This is a must read."
--Dave Ferguson, Community Christian Church, Chicago
"Honestly is honest, humorous, and always challenging. I recommend it."
--Larry Osborne, North Coast Church, California
"I started my Christian walk in the midst of a terrible mess! I can say 'Yes and Amen' to Daniel Fusco's wonderful new book Honestly."
--Luis Palau, World evangelist, author of Out of the Desert
"This is a book that needed to be written, needs to be read, and must be allowed to read you- honestly."
--Levi Lusko, Pastor at Fresh Life Church and author of Through the Eyes of a Lion
"Daniel's raw, candid transparency is great, but mixed with his hopeful love of life, it's a beautiful read."
--John Mark Comer, Pastor at Bridgetown: A Jesus Church and author of Loveology and Garden City
