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    Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World
    Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World
    Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World
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    Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World

    Written by Michael Horton

    Narrated by Michael Horton and Chris Ciulla

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    Radical. Crazy. Transformative and restless. Every word we read these days seems to suggest there’s a “next-best-thing,” if only we would change our comfortable, compromising lives. In fact, the greatest fear most Christians have is boredom—the sense that they are missing out on the radical life Jesus promised. One thing is certain. No one wants to be “ordinary.”

    Yet pastor and author Michael Horton believes that our attempts to measure our spiritual growth by our experiences, constantly seeking after the next big breakthrough, have left many Christians disillusioned and disappointed. There’s nothing wrong with an energetic faith; the danger is that we can burn ourselves out on restless anxieties and unrealistic expectations. What’s needed is not another program or a fresh approach to spiritual growth; it’s a renewed appreciation for the commonplace.

    Far from a call to low expectations and passivity, Horton invites readers to recover their sense of joy in the ordinary. He provides a guide to a sustainable discipleship that happens over the long haul—not a quick fix that leaves readers empty with unfulfilled promises. Convicting and ultimately empowering, Ordinary is not a call to do less; it’s an invitation to experience the elusive joy of the ordinary Christian life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateJun 30, 2015
    ISBN9780310525479
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    Michael Horton

    Michael Horton (PhD, University of Coventry and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford) is the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary in California. In addition to being the author of many popular and academic books, he is also the editor in chief of Modern Reformation magazine, a host of the White Horse Inn radio broadcast, and a minister in the United Reformed Churches.

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    • 5/5
      Best book I’ve ever read.
      Just flat out Helpful to my restless soul!
    • 5/5
      Great book. Encouraging and filled with the Gospel! Grateful for this little gem.