Ordinary, Michael Horton
Ordinary, Michael Horton
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Ordinary
Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World

Author: Michael Horton

Narrator: Michael Horton, Chris Ciulla

Unabridged: 7 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 06/30/2015

Synopsis

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.

About Michael Horton

Michael S. Horton (PhD) is the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California, founder and editor-in-chief of Sola Media, and host of the White Horse Inn, a weekly roundtable podcast on theology and culture. He is the author of more than thirty books, including Justification: Volumes 1 and 2 in Zondervan Academic’s New Studies in Dogmatics and The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chuck on December 19, 2014

Finally, someone who understands that we can't all be exceptional or superlative--and that we shouldn't believe that's the norm. Life lived in ordinary time in ordinary ways will have extraordinary effect upon us and those around us. This is the only sustainable approach to faith. We can't and shoul......more

Goodreads review by David on December 24, 2014

An Excellent Antidote to Today's Exhausting Christianity There are several books out right now that teach clearly how to be a more missional, more radical, and all around better Christian, but there are only a few books that teach that being an ordinary Christian is not only enough, but admirable in......more

Goodreads review by Joel on December 27, 2020

Michael Horton critically examines the rhetoric of a "Radical" (e.g. David Platt) perspective on the fulfilled Christian life. Horton advocates instead for an ordinary Christian Life, where patterns such as liturgy, catechism, prayer, and Bible reading, in addition to "secular" activities such as pa......more

Goodreads review by Joshua on February 20, 2024

This book is phenomenal. I stumbled across it while looking for another Horton book to listen to on a road trip, and am so glad I did. I can’t think of another book I’ve read that so clearly outlines the Christian life as a whole. As a runner, this book made me feel like I was on a long training run......more

Goodreads review by Tim on July 16, 2023

4.0 Stars "Ordinary" by Michael Horton is a book about the faithfulness and glory of a normal Christian life. As of late, modern Christians have been exhorted to live "radical" over-top lives for Jesus. While many of these exhortations contain truths, the reality is that the bulk of most Christian's......more

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