AI OVERVIEW: Resilience is the virtue of fortitude: the courage to face something risky or threatening and the perseverance to stay at it for the long haul, what the speakers call grit and guts. Forming resilient disciples begins with grounding in the Christian story—creation, fall, redemption, the coming of Jesus, the Spirit—and then pursuing intentional, grace-filled formation so people become who they already are, beloved and known. Examples from history include Dorothy Day and Jeremiah Evarts, who, from Catholic and evangelical backgrounds, embodied resilience by aligning their social witness with Christ, enduring opposition and even failure, while remaining charitable and prayerful, and their stories sit within the wider cloud of witnesses.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: What kind of faith can actually last a lifetime? In this final conversation on Water From A Deep Well, John Mark and Dr. Sittser uncover one quality that stands out in their journey through 2,000 years of Christian history — from the lives of saints and martyrs, to missionaries a...
