{"product_id":"ordinary-sustainable-faith-in-a-radical-restless-world-9780310517375","title":"Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World","description":"\u003cp\u003eRadical. 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar 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, \u003cem\u003eOrdinary\u003c\/em\u003e is not a call to do less; it's an invitation to experience the elusive joy of the ordinary Christian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Horton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zondervan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780310517375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBA Retailers\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorton, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMichael 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 \u003cem\u003eJustification: Volumes 1 and 2\u003c\/em\u003e in Zondervan Academic's New Studies in Dogmatics and \u003cem\u003eThe Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Michael Horton \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47897168609437,"sku":"9780310517375","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a8eb285c-b6c4-464c-909c-b37d860b8455.jpg?v=1778003422","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/ordinary-sustainable-faith-in-a-radical-restless-world-9780310517375","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}