Authentic Faith
by Gary Thomas
The disciplines nobody chooses: selflessness, waiting, suffering, persecution, social mercy, forgiveness, mourning, contentment, sacrifice, hope, fear. Thomas argues these shape us more than the chosen disciplines. Thoughtful and countercultural.
Read it if…
you want the hard disciplines treated as formation.
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Skip it if…
you want encouragement.
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Three things you will actually use
- Unchosen disciplines form us most.
- Waiting is a practice.
- Suffering has a curriculum.
Do this first
Read the chapter on waiting.
Our verdict
The disciplines you did not choose.
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