As the world gropes for answers, Christians say they have one. It’s God. God is the
answer. God brings hope. God is love. God
cares for creation, and God is ever-present.
But then comes the retort: “Where is the
proof? Show me.” Wrecked by disease, decimated by disaster and war, the world has
good reason to ask: “Where is God-really?
Where’s the hope? Show me.” One thing is for
sure, the deeper our relationship with God,
the more our lives will puzzle the world.
In Live Faith. Shout Hope. Love One
Another, author Kathryn Armistead uses
passages from the Gospel of Matthew to
guide us and frame our conversation. This
is fitting because, for centuries, the church
used Matthew to teach the basics of the faith.
These fundamentals can help us put our
faith into practice as Jesus intended.
Armistead’s book contains seven
chapters. Each chapter focuses on one aspect
of Christian living taken from the Gospel of
Matthew, so that we can fully live a life that
lives faith, shouts hope, and loves others. At
the end of the chapter, there are reflection
questions. These are meant to be a reality
check and are suitable for individual or
group study. These reflection questions are
designed to help you reach the next level in
living out your faith so that when others see
you, perhaps they will also get a glimpse
of Jesus. In addition, there are suggestions
how you can “bring it home,” this is how you
can do to put your thoughts and heartfelt
insights into practice and make them part of
your daily living.
