his ankle to fuse the ankle so that he could not move it any more. It was locked in place and now he had full use of the ankle that had been surgically fused.
In "Manifesto for a Normal Christian Life," Bill Johnson discusses a man's experience with a surgical procedure on his ankle. The surgery involved fusing the ankle joint, effectively locking it in place. This radical intervention may seem limiting, but it allowed the man to regain full functionality of that ankle despite the lack of movement. Johnson uses this analogy to represent how sometimes, restrictions can lead to greater clarity and purpose...