{"id":8460,"date":"2012-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2012\/08\/03\/ur-video-david-platt-on-ranking-who-is-radical\/"},"modified":"2012-08-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T00:00:00","slug":"ur-video-david-platt-on-ranking-who-is-radical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/ur-video-david-platt-on-ranking-who-is-radical\/","title":{"rendered":"Ur Video: David Platt on Ranking Who is Radical"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n                                https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jf82e25pgCc<\/div><\/figure>\n<p>\n\tWho is really radical? How radical is radical enough? Should I be comparing my lifestyle to those around me? David Platt, author of <em>Radical<\/em>, addresses some of these questions in this video.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFor more on this question, check out two earlier posts by Skye Jethani on &quot;redefining radical.&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/le\/2011\/april-online-only\/skye-jethani-redefining-radical-part-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Post 1<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/le\/2011\/april-online-only\/skye-jethani-redefining-radical-part-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Post 2<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is really radical? How radical is radical enough? Should I be comparing my lifestyle to those around me? David Platt, author of Radical, addresses some of these questions in this video. For more on this question, check out two earlier posts by Skye Jethani on &quot;redefining radical.&quot; Post 1. 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