About this episode

John Mark Comer and Dr. Sittser discuss the virtue of resilience as a key quality for lasting faith throughout Christian history.

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 and laity: the virtue of resilience. This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Neil from Lake in the Hills; Sheryll from Pensacola, Florida; Amy from Mount Carmel, Tennessee; Luke from Winscombe, Avon; and Jacob from Olathe, Kansas. Thank you all very much. If you’d like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

People in this episode

Host: John Mark Comer

Guest: Dr. Sittser

Topics covered

• faith
• resilience
• Christian history
• saints
• martyrs
• missionaries

Keywords

• faith
• resilience
• Christianity
• history
• saints
• martyrs
• missionaries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Circle

Places: Lake in the Hills, Pensacola, Florida, Mount Carmel, Tennessee, Winscombe, Avon, Olathe, Kansas

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