Michael Horton's Ordinary is both a convicting and refreshing book. Horton helps Christians cultivate what he calls "sustainable faith" in world that is characterized with an obsession with the exceptional. The first sentence of Horton's book is a list of adjectives and phrases that are used daily by savvy marketers to attract my generation to some new product. "Radical. Epic. Revolutionary. Transformative. … Continue reading A Sustainable Christian Life Begins with Justification by Faith Alone
Resistance to the Ordinary
When I was 19 years old, Jesus Christ saved me from a life of futility and sin. By his grace, God not only ignited in my heart new affections for Christ and other Christians, he also gave me a clear sense of purpose and calling and dislodged the hopelessness that previously characterized my life. The all-consuming call on … Continue reading Resistance to the Ordinary
