Chasing Contentment
Trusting God in a Discontented Age

I've been really looking forward to reading this little book about contentment from Erik Raymond. As Raymond rightly points out in the opening chapter, contentment is not a topic that's much talked about today amongst Christians. Which is baffling, because if anything we live in a dark age of discon......more

This is a very short book, approx 175 pages, but packed with wisdom. It's also a great length for those of us who feel too busy to read, but are longing to learn how to live a content life. Raymond starts out by explaining what discontentment is, why our lives are full of it, and why we constantly c......more

I really enjoyed reading this book. I resonated much with the author-his emphases, his way of saying things, the way he spoke about the gospel, and sometimes his writing. And overall, his insights on contentment were really well researched and helpful. I was tempted to give it 4 stars instead of 5 be......more

From the introduction: If you drive through rural New England towns, you’ll notice an abundance of stone walls. These walls initially served as property markers hundreds of years ago; and because they were well built, many remain to this day. But the art of building stone walls has nearly faded away......more

Had some very helpful points and was full of good reminders. Felt a bit lacking at times and left me wanting more meat. That was the most worth-while part: bringing contentment to the forefront of my heart, not an easy thing to wrestle with. I appreciated his definition as well: "Contentment is the......more