"Derived from material previously published in How people grow"--Title page verso.

Part 1: Paradise Lost. Harder Than I Thought -- Seeing the Big Picture -- Part Two: The Master Gardner. The God of Grace -- Jesus: Our Example for Living -- The Holy Spirit -- Part Three: Finding the Best Environment -- God's Plan A: People -- How the Richness of Truth Deepens Growth -- Water from a Deeper Well: Spiritual Poverty -- The Warmth of Forgiveness -- Part Four: The Way to Growth. The Value of Pruning Discipline -- Pulling the Weeds of Sin and Temptation -- The Fruit of Suffering and Grief -- Waiting for the Harvest: Time.