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You might feel like an outsider in a disorienting culture, but what makes you different can be what God gave you to share. “Joyful Outsiders” by Patrick Miller and Keith Simon guides you through six biblical ways to build God's kingdom in your life as you learn to live like Jesus in a changing world without sacrificing convictions or relationships.
This practical guide helps you find peace and clarity as you learn healthy, biblical ways to love your community well while navigating a confusing world.
Questions come up every day that make us feel like outsiders: How do I react when my child's teacher claims there are hundreds of genders? What do I say when my best friend calls me a Marxist because I'm troubled by systemic racism? How do I talk with my mom when she posts conspiracy theories on Facebook, or to my coworker who says all Christians are bigots?
It's understandable that you want to relieve the tension. You could change your beliefs to fit in. You could rage against your enemies to force them to agree with you. Or you could simply retreat from it all. But these options leave you feeling more angry, confused, and cowardly-and less like Christ.
In “Joyful Outsiders”, pastors Patrick Miller and Keith Simon offer six biblical ways to navigate your everyday life with wisdom and grace from within the tension. Drawing on the examples of biblical exiles and introducing six types of joyful outsiders (artist, protestor, builder, advisor, ambassador, and trainer), Joyful Outsiders helps you find:
• Clarity about your unique calling in culture
• Freedom from fear and anger
• Reassurance that you are not alone
• Joy in discovering your God-given status as an outsider
• A clear way to both resist and cultivate the world around you
This practical guide helps you find peace and clarity as you learn healthy, biblical ways to love your community well while navigating a confusing world.
Questions come up every day that make us feel like outsiders: How do I react when my child's teacher claims there are hundreds of genders? What do I say when my best friend calls me a Marxist because I'm troubled by systemic racism? How do I talk with my mom when she posts conspiracy theories on Facebook, or to my coworker who says all Christians are bigots?
It's understandable that you want to relieve the tension. You could change your beliefs to fit in. You could rage against your enemies to force them to agree with you. Or you could simply retreat from it all. But these options leave you feeling more angry, confused, and cowardly-and less like Christ.
In “Joyful Outsiders”, pastors Patrick Miller and Keith Simon offer six biblical ways to navigate your everyday life with wisdom and grace from within the tension. Drawing on the examples of biblical exiles and introducing six types of joyful outsiders (artist, protestor, builder, advisor, ambassador, and trainer), Joyful Outsiders helps you find:
• Clarity about your unique calling in culture
• Freedom from fear and anger
• Reassurance that you are not alone
• Joy in discovering your God-given status as an outsider
• A clear way to both resist and cultivate the world around you