The Faith We Live is a collection of, mostly, previously published newspaper stories and columns, and church newsletter feature stories, along with two new essays, a handful of poems and three devotional pieces. The book largely shows how the Christian faith is lived out by lay people in their everyday lives, sometimes in routine moments, sometimes during times of tragedy, and other times during moments of great joy. It is written to be accessible, in short essays. Some parts may be inspirational, others faith-affirming, others comforting and others there to provoke a reader to think about his or her faith and how it is lived -- and how it affects both the reader and others.