Shea Eugene

Among The Ruins – Expositions on Being Here

By Shea Eugene

Table of Contents

Opening
A theological orientation to life in a broken world—why we must learn not only to live, but to live as those who belong to God, even here.

Part I: Under the Sun

The search for meaning amid life’s apparent absurdities.

  1. The Burden of Being Here
  2. The Weight of Time
  3. The Ache of Eternity
  4. The Laughter of Fools
  5. The Myth of Control
  6. The Limits of Wisdom
  7. The End of the Matter

Part II: From the Tree

How the Fall distorted our knowing—and why the tree still stands in our hearts.

  1. The Choice to Know
  2. The Poisoned Knowledge
  3. The Lie of Autonomy
  4. The Shame of Being Seen
  5. The Blame Game
  6. The Voice in the Garden
  7. The Tree and the Cross

Part III: On a Hard Road

Suffering may bruise us—but meaningless suffering undoes us. This section explores God’s presence and purpose in our pain.

  1. The Fellowship of the Wounded
  2. When God Feels Absent
  3. The Grief We Carry
  4. When It Doesn’t Get Better
  5. The Weight of Waiting
  6. The Purpose of Pain
  7. The Comfort of Christ

Part IV: By the Way of the Way

The gospel is not only the truth we proclaim—it is the path we walk.

  1. The Glory of God and the Joy of Man
  2. Fruit That Glorifies
  3. Abiding to Bear
  4. Obeying to Abide
  5. Loving to Obey
  6. Being Loved First
  7. The Gospel We Walk

Part V: In His Song

God rejoices over His people with singing—and invites us into His song of redemptive love.

  1. The Love That Sings
  2. The Song We Forgot
  3. The Love That Came Down
  4. The Voice That Calls by Name
  5. The Song in the Night
  6. The Chorus of the Redeemed
  7. The Song That Never Ends

Closing
You are not merely being here. You are being His. And His song will carry you home.