![]() ![]() If we were all pastors of mega-churches or world-famous evangelists or sought-after preachers, those things wouldn’t be the extraordinary. Ordinary is the opposite of extraordinary. ![]() This one where we aren’t living as we thought we might or as we hoped we would. ![]() Warren says: I’m living this life, the life right in front of me. That’s how we are to honour God, in the ordinary. My view is that the overarching theme is that most of us do live ordinary lives … and that’s okay. Ironic, given it’s structured around the activities of a typical day.ĭifferent people will probably read different things into the book (isn’t that one of the brilliant things about writing?). It’s a book to be read slowly and savoured, not devoured in a day. If I’m trying to read a book in the wrong season, it’s like trying to build a snowman in midsummer: I might be willing, but there is just nothing there to work with. I also find that nonfiction tends to speak to us in different seasons of life. One is that I find I have to slow down for nonfiction-I can’t devour good nonfiction in a day the way I devour a great novel. Liturgy of the Ordinary certainly did-it released in 2016, and mine is an advance reviewer copy … While I can (and often do) read a novel in a day, nonfiction takes me a lot longer. ![]() I’m changing track slightly today and reviewing a nonfiction book (gasp!). ![]()
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