Todd D. Hunter focuses on showing us how much of our behavior is in fact sin and getting to the root of these sin issues. This book isn't written to condemn but rather to help us overcome and defeat these sins once and for all. Most of the sins addressed in this book are things considered "socially acceptable," for example, procrastination, over-eating, and media addiction, laziness.

Hunter, also an Anglican bishop, gives us beautiful, powerful prayers from ancient liturgies as one remedy