A Good Life: 15 Essential Habits for Living with Hope and Joy is not an academic theological treatise; rather, it’s more of a “How To” for the common man. It’s popularly written and stuffed with insights and suggestions for even the casual reader. His 15 “essential habits” are familiar cliches: Do not surrender to the night. Never for a moment think that your struggle is pointless. Above all else, dream! If you make a mistake and fall, get to your feet.