The Ordinary Way: A Unique Way to Live

The ordinary things of life receive less than their fair share of attention. Pastor Mark Goodman draws attention, through humor, story, and scriptural texts, to the benefits of appreciating more than just extraordinary achievements. When a person ceases to recognize the value of “good,” “OK,” and “ordinary,” he or she tends to devalue their own and others’ significance.

The Ordinary Way introduces the importance of the quest that seems countercultural. Goodman connects the theme to the teachings of Jesus, specifically those found in which He provides His view of how His followers were to read and follow the Ten Commandments, and provide specific examples of how to “live the ordinary life” day-to-day.

Recognizing the variety of life events, Goodman also addresses the subject of appreciating the extraordinary times of life as well as the less-than-ordinary times of life. The Ordinary Way shows you how to appreciate all of life. Welcome to the ordinary way of living.

Mark T. Goodman (D. Min.) earned degrees from Baylor University, George W. Truett Seminary, and Beeson Seminary, Samford University. He serves as Senior Pastor of Rabbit Creek Church in Anchorage, Alaska and has served in vocational ministry for over twenty-eight years in Texas and Alaska. He blogs about the subject of this book at livetheordinarylife.blogspot.com and teaches biblical history and ministry courses for Wayland Baptist University. He serves annually on mission teams, serving in Alaska and abroad, including Mexico, Cambodia, Liberia, Kenya, and Thailand. He and his wife have been married for twenty-five years and have three children, to whom they teach that they are significant as God made them to be.