Matt Redmond was born in Birmingham, AL. He attended Southeastern Bible College and Covenant Theological Seminary, and has served in pastoral ministry in four different congregations. Matt (BCPC) is a counselor at Redmond Christian Counseling. Matt and his wife, Bethany, have three children: Emma, Knox, and Dylan. Matt’s writing has been published by The Gospel Coalition and other publications. He also writes a blog: Echoes and Stars. Matt began writing "The God of the Mundane: Reflections on Ordinary Life for Ordinary People" because he realized that contemporary portrayals of the God of the Bible left little room for a God who was concerned about ordinary things. Building on his conviction that the biblical God was an everyday God, Matt’s reflections on this topic coalesced into a nascent collection of essays. You can follow Matt on Twitter at @mattredmond.
Matthew B. Redmond: The God of the Mundane – Ordinary Life for Ordinary People
“Is there a God for those who are not changing anything but diapers? Is there a God for those who simply love their spouse and pour out rarely appreciated affection on their children day after day? Is there a God for the mom who spends what feels like God-forsaken days changing diapers and slicing up hot dogs? Is there a God for the man who hammers out a day’s work in obscurity for the love of his wife and kids? Is there a God for just and kind employers? Generous homemakers? Day-laborers who would look at a missions trip to Romania like it was an unimaginable vacation?… The question stretches out into the pew where it steals away into suburban homes and places of work and various schools. It breaks into bedrooms and boardrooms… Is there a God who makes sense of the life lived between the seismic and the extraordinary? Between the missions trips? In between the joy and the pain? Is there a God for the meantime? …I think there is.”
There are some great books out there for us Christians: There’s Calvin’s Institutes, Bavinck’s Dogmatics, C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity, Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret, Confessions of St Augustine, Pilgrims Progress… Theres James KA Smith, Tish Warren, and NT Wright… All great books and brilliant authors, But, this book, Matthew B. Redmond’s – The God of the Mundane: Reflections on Ordinary Life for Ordinary People – (perhaps my favorite book of all time) might be the most important book written the last 40 years. This is the one I want my kids to read, this is the book that I want every Christian I know to read. This book scratches the collective itch most 21st century Christians have. Indeed, it’s a lovely thing when the Gospel really becomes truly good news for all of life and Matthew B. Redmond does just that. Now, give is a listen and let all of God’s people say “amen”!
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