A member of our class turned on his weather radio for an update. There were tornado watches and warnings to the south and west of the Arkansas state park where we were hiking. They were headed our direction.
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Review: Firsthand, Ditching Secondhand Religion for a Faith of Your Own
own firsthand faith.
In the book firsthand, Ryan and Josh Shook take a personal look at the dilemma every young Christian faces. After all, they grew up in a Christian home, with parents as pastors. They knew how it felt to be under the scrutiny of others, expected to be, and talk, and look a certain way.
Always, everything, never and completely.
Every one of the items in this list has an exclusive qualifier: always, everything, never, and completely. And, of course we know we should, but we also know we can’t. The good news is, God can.
What it means to remain in Him
In John 15, verses 4 to 11, the word remain appears eleven times. The Greek word it is translated from, menō, simply means to continue in, or to continue to operate in.
The nature of the gardener
In John 15, Jesus says we should understand the nature of his father as the gardener. In the verses that follow, he describes three aspects of His father’s nature.