American culture is obsessed with self-fulfillment, often measured by what we earn, what we possess, and what we display. Christian teaching offers a different perspective on how we fulfill our potential: It is who we are at the deepest level, not what we do, that determines whether we live effective and productive lives.

Becoming Yourself studies the qualities of character provided in 2 Peter 1-faith, goodness, knowledge, self control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love-and explores spiritual disciplines and life habits that can enable us to embed these qualities in our hearts and express them consistently in our words and actions.