I'm amazed at how many people are convinced that a good life can be found outside of Christ. I don't believe it can, because a life being lived apart from Christ is missing the key component to joy, hope, and purpose. Likewise, I'm often amazed with professing Christians who spend their lives chasing after the things of this world with such a fervor that it starts to seem like they're convinced that those things are the source of joy or the cure for death.