How to Stay Calm in Any Storm (Like Jesus Did) w/ Justin Kendrick EP 851
Men, do you want to develop an unshakable spiritual grit that can stand when everything around you is falling apart?
In this week’s interview, Jim Ramos talks to Justin Kendrick, author of the book ‘How to Quiet a Hurricane: Strategies for Christian Endurance in the Midst of Life’s Storms’. Justin brings powerful insight from his book and lays out what it truly means to be a man of faith in the face of adversity.
This conversation is a must for fathers, husbands, and leaders who are done playing it safe and ready to dig deep.
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00:25 Discussing the Book: How to Quiet a Hurricane
03:24 Exploring Christian Endurance
06:14 The Weakness Paradox and Paul's Thorn
14:01 The Three Major Temptations
20:20 The Theology of Suffering
26:12 The Illusion of Safety
27:53 The Fear of Safety and Eternal Purpose
28:12 John Patton's Revelation and Overcoming Fear
29:16 Living Courageously with an Eternal Perspective
30:23 Ecclesiastes and the Abundant Life
31:06 Suffering and Redemption
36:36 The Role of Silence in God's Plan
40:19 Fatherhood and Modeling Faith
46:06 Balancing Discipline and Fun in Parenting
49:22 Encouragement for Men to Build Endurance
56:21 Conclusion and Resources for Spiritual Growth
Justin Kendrick
Pastor/Author
Justin Kendrick is the Lead Pastor of Vox Church, which he founded in 2011 with a group of friends on the doorstep of Yale University. Since then, the church has grown to multiple locations across New England with the dream of seeing the least-churched region of the U.S. become the most spiritually vibrant place on earth. Justin was ordained for ministry in 2009 and holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s in theology. He’s the author of the USA Today bestseller How to Quiet a Hurricane (2024), as well as Bury Your Ordinary (2021) and The Sacred Us (2022). He is the host of Justin Kendrick: The Devoted Life Podcast and continues to create sermon material, small group studies, and video content weekly through Vox Church. Justin and his wife, Chrisy, live with their four children in the New Haven area.
