Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: Simple Gifts 1. What's So Golden About the Golden Rule? 2. Why Does It Have to Be a Rule? 3. Who Is My Neighbor? 4. Should I Work at Loving Myself? 5. The Golden Paradox 6. Barriers to Love

7. The Value of Servanthood 8. Loving the Unlovely 9. The Golden Ministry of Prayer 10. Building Bridges of Forgiveness 11. The Golden Rule and the Gospel 12. Where Do I Draw the Line? Epilogue Review and Study Guide (by James S. Bell, Jr.)