The Ministry of Ordinary Places

The tagline alone got me, "waking up to God's goodness around you". I like anything about waking up, ordinary life, God's goodness, and finding it all in unlikely places. This book is an honest look at planting yourself in a neighborhood and church among people with hard lives and staying put with joy.

Last year Mike and I had the honor of meeting Father Gregory Boyle, author of Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassionand Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship.
We heard him tell his wonderful stories and he signed my copy of both books. At its heart, Shannan's life reminds me of Father Boyle's only with gingham curtains. I could not lover her honesty and resilient faith more. She inspires me to lean deeper into my work at Door to Grace.