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by Nick Ng (Illustrator), Chad McKinnon (Author), Mathew B. Sims (Author)
In Scripture, parents are instructed to teach their kids how to love God and saturate their home with the gospel (Deut 4:9, 6:1-7; Eph 6:104). Husbands and wives are commanded to mirror Jesus in their marriages (Eph 5:22-33). We understand these commands in light of the gospel-in light of Jesus Christ (2 Cor 4:6). Jesus is the hero of our families.
That's what A Household Gospel is about. It's ordinary means rooted in an extraordinary gospel. It's about starting the great commission in our homes. It's about rehearsing the gospel story when we sit to eat, lay down to sleep, rise up in the morning, and everywhere in between.
Author Biography
Mathew B. Sims authored A Household Gospel: Fulfilling the Great Commission in Our Homes and We Believe: Creeds, Confessions, & Catechisms for Worship and contributed in Make, Mature, Multiply: Becoming Fully-Formed Disciples (GCD Books 2014). He graduated with a degree in English Literature with a secondary emphasis in Creative Writing and completed over forty hours of seminary work.
He's married to LeAnn Sims who blogs at The Modest Homestead. She is a creative tour de force. They have three daughters Claire, Maddy, and Adele who are joyful, mischievous, and full of wonder (he's outnumbered if you're counting). They enjoy having fun romping in the woods, antiquing, swimming, singing, reading, and traveling. When the rabble-rousers are asleep, he enjoys watching a good movie with his wife. He loves reading, the outdoors, and cooking good food. He hydrates daily with coffee. And he's an Apple geek.
