Good Faith is a wonderful book written by Gabe Lyons and David Kinnaman. This book is essentially a guide on how to live out our faith the best way humanly possible. The tactics shown in this book are not only things that will impact our lives as Christians in a positive manner, but also everyone around us. Good Faith taught me how to continue to grow in my relationships with non-believers, and also gave me some tips for troubling times I may experience in the future as a parent concerning controversial topics. My best friend of the last five years, Curtis, confessed to me in eighth grade that he thinks he is homosexual. I have always struggled with this because I so badly would like him to come to know Jesus, and I feel like I’ve done everything
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One idea that I adore can be found at the top of page 197, the text says, “For Families with children, it could mean inviting a single friend over for a weekly movie or pizza night. Include them in holiday get-togethers and bestow on them ‘aunt’ and ‘uncle’ honors for your children. Invite those without an immediate nuclear family to experience the joys, hardships, and routine patterns of family life”. I find this idea absolutely astounding. I would love to someday have my kids know “Uncle Curtis” and for him to be a spiritual mentor to my …show more content…
This proves that you can indeed be friends with someone whom you have opposing viewpoints with. Going back to my first example on page 116, Gabe’s letter to his son, while reading this I came to a realization about the kind of parent I want to be. I doubt that Gabe intended anyone to take his letter this way, but I was amazed at his parenting skills in this situation. His letter is so full of love, wisdom, and encouragement; I pray that God will grant me the same wisdom when I have children of my
One idea that I adore can be found at the top of page 197, the text says, “For Families with children, it could mean inviting a single friend over for a weekly movie or pizza night. Include them in holiday get-togethers and bestow on them ‘aunt’ and ‘uncle’ honors for your children. Invite those without an immediate nuclear family to experience the joys, hardships, and routine patterns of family life”. I find this idea absolutely astounding. I would love to someday have my kids know “Uncle Curtis” and for him to be a spiritual mentor to my …show more content…
This proves that you can indeed be friends with someone whom you have opposing viewpoints with. Going back to my first example on page 116, Gabe’s letter to his son, while reading this I came to a realization about the kind of parent I want to be. I doubt that Gabe intended anyone to take his letter this way, but I was amazed at his parenting skills in this situation. His letter is so full of love, wisdom, and encouragement; I pray that God will grant me the same wisdom when I have children of my