Ordinary?
Do you want to be ordinary? Is this a bad word? What images come to mind? Average, mediocre, passive? I am reading through Ordinary by Michael Horton with a group as an online book discussion. I have read two chapters up to this point. Part of me is not fond of the word, ordinary. I want to believe that through the Holy Spirit's power, we can be extraordinary. I would like to see God do amazing things through us that can not be explained as ordinary. However, the author is sharing some good thoughts. Here are some quotes from the first two chapters: We are called to grow in a personal relationship with Christ. We are also called to love and serve others--our fellow believers and our neighbors. And yet, the tendency of the evangelical movement has always been to prioritize extraordinary methods and demands over the ordinary means that Christ instituted for sustainable mission. What we are called to do every day, right where God has pl...