... THEY RESPOND TO THE GOSPEL. We are not passive receivers of the Gospel ” at least we don't have to be. Kathy Hoffman writing in The Upper Room tells about walking in the woods in early spring in her native Georgia when she noticed an ... will root ourselves as deeply as possible in the faith we have received. It's like two sisters that John Maxwell tells about. One named Lisa is eleven years old and is an excellent swimmer. She spends a lot of time practicing for swim meets. The younger girl, Shelley, is ...