Does the Christian life have to be such hard work? There is no shortage of books on living a better and more disciplined Christian life, and the lists of things to remember, eliminate or take up can become their own discouragement.

Daniel Hames goes deeper instead, asking what the whole thing is for: why God saved you, what it means in practice to love Him, and why living His way is often hard. The aim is enjoyment rather than grim effort. Part of the Union series.