2019 Summer Reading
Happy Summer, OSC Friends and Family! If you are looking for a great summer read, Pastor Ben recommends Irresistible Faith: Becoming the Kind of Christian the World Can't Resist by Scott Sauls. From the back cover: "Jesus said his followers would be a light to the world and a city on a hill - a warmly inviting, neighbor-loving, grace- and truth-filled destination for all. He envisioned his followers as life-giving neighbors, bosses, employees, and friends, the kind of people who return insults with kindness and persecution with prayers. Rooted in biblical convictions, they would extend love, empathy, and care to one another as well as to those who don't share their beliefs. Over time their movement would become irresistible to every nation, tribe, and tongue. Irresistible Faith is a blueprint for pursuing this vision in our current moment, of redeemed individuals and a renewed community working for a restored world. This is a way of being that gives a tired, cynic