
Recovering Our Sanity
How the Fear of God Conquers the Fears That Divide Us
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Michael Horton
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How cultivating a healthy fear of God liberates us from our fear of others, our fear of the future, and even our fear of death itself.
At times, the world feels like it's losing its mind. From politics to the pandemic, we live with an ever-increasing uncertainty, and many of us have grown to fear the rapid disintegration of our society and our own lives.
Recovering Our Sanity is not another self-help book about how to beat your daily fears for a better life. It's a book that will show you the gravity and glory of a God who's worthy of our fear. It’s a book that will reveal how these two biblical phrases - Fear God and Do Not Be Afraid - are not contradictory but actually one coherent message.
Michael Horton - Professor of Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary - shows us that we cannot fight our fears by seeking the absence of fear altogether, but by living with a fear of God that drives out the fear of everything else. Horton will walk you through the case for the fear of God by:
- Developing what it means to fear God, biblically and theologically, and what this kind of fear looks like in practice.
- Categorizing different types of fears - from cultural anxiety to pain and hardship - and what they stem from.
- Focusing on how to confront our earthly fears with our hope in Christ, rooted in the gospel.
- Reminding us that God does not exist for us; we exist for God.
Humbling, thought-provoking, and hope-igniting, Recovering Our Sanity delivers a timely message that will help you shift your focus from a human-centered obsession with self-preservation to a fixation on Christ and his salvation.
Rather than clinging to false securities and promises of immediate gratification, you can gain the lasting joy of knowing the One who has given himself to save us and who says to us, "Do not be afraid."
©2022 Michael Horton (P)2022 ZondervanListeners also enjoyed...
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- dMeni
- 03-29-23
Loved the goodness
The political pieces came across as privileged. While the author admits he has endured his own privilege, he fails to make himself distinct from that same privilege. The wonderful pieces that bring the community back together are heartfelt and deeply rooted in biblical teachings.
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- Kenneth Cross
- 12-27-22
Good, but could have been great
Mr. Horton’s theology is very sound and, at times, quite convicting. When he strayed from Biblical truth into political opinions, Horton becomes part of the problem he rails against. I believe his heart was in the right place, but, somewhere between first draft and published book, he drifted into the weeds. Was it him? His editor? The publisher’s corporate bosses? I don’t know at what point the weeds got in or were left in, but this book would have been a slam-dunk 5 star, no complaints, you have to read this recommendation had someone yanked those weeds before the manuscript went to press.
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- JGibbs
- 03-13-22
A Powerful Read
Understanding the Fear of God, as unpacked by Michael Horton, was as critical to understanding how to live the Christian life as RC Sproul’s book, the “Holiness of God”. This is a book where ‘the principles learned from just the reading of it’ makes a powerful difference in your life!
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- Tom Chapman
- 12-06-22
Abounding with thought provoking insight
Got me to thinking on church and faith, exposing and questioning my beliefs and understanding of what is important in being a Christian. Love in all my relationships is foundational, keeping me focused and moving with Jesus! Amen
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- Anonymous User
- 02-14-25
Horton has lost his spine and gone woke!
i was recommended Horton by my pastor, as he credited him with his path to reformed theology. Maybe his earlier work could help, but he has traded his solid spine of reformed doctrine for a squishy, woke ideology.
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