Stephen Altrogge posted a timely essay on being a normal Christian.
He writes, "There are a lot of blog posts and tweets and status updates that
remind me of all that I should be doing. I need to more missional, more
missions minded, more focused on the Holy Spirit, more authentic with my
neighbors, more committed to the cause of adoption, more careful with
my eating habits, and more committed to ending sex trafficking in
America.
"And don’t get me wrong, each of these things is truly biblical. It’s
right and good to reach out to the community and to adopt children and
to reach the unreached people groups and to fight against horrific
things like sex trafficking. But I can’t do all these things at one time
with equal intensity and fervor. I’m a pretty limited guy. I’m married
and I have three little girls who want to play with dollies and puzzles.
I have a yard that needs mowing and a grandpa that needs visiting and
people in my church who I need to pray for. I battle physical anxiety
from time to time, which puts real physical limitations on what I can
do. Most of the time I feel like I’m barely keeping my head above water.
"So I think I might just be a normal Christian from now on."
Read the rest here.
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