Unknown: The Extraordinary Influence of Ordinary Christians

By: Matthew Everhard

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Nearly every Christian has struggled with their own significance. Sometimes we look at the "giants" of the faith such as the Apostle Paul and wonder if we--ordinary Christians--matter much at all. In this short book, perfect for group or individual study, Pastor Matthew Everhard sketches the lives of eight very ordinary men and women in the New Testament. Each of these "ordinary" Christians, tucked away in the lesser-known paragraphs of the Book of Acts and Paul's epistles, show us that common everyday men and women can make a huge impact for the Kingdom of Christ. Each chapter--complete with discussion and reflection questions--studies the life of a relatively obscure believer: Ananias (the mentor), Silas (the sidekick), Priscilla and Aquila (the married couple), Apollos (the up-and-coming pastor), Lydia (the business woman), Onesimus (the runaway slave), and Epaphroditus (the sick missionary). Discover just how powerful being an anonymous Christian can be!

Virtual Voice Not As Bad As I Thought

I really appreciate the hard work that Pastor Everhard puts into his books and highlighting lesser known people in the New Testament was edifying.

I have to say that the Virtual Voice from Audible was much better than I thought. I expected that stilted type of voice that so many ads use nowadays, however except for what I am going to mention below, I thought that the narration was fantastic. I have heard many human narrators on Audible who were worse.

The only exception I will make is when it comes to the names of certain people from antiquity that we don’t hear very often anymore: Onesimus and Epaphroditus and Tychicus were mangled beyond belief. But it was almost so funny that it wasn’t even that distracting. Apart from that, I say bravo to Audible and their Virtual Voice.