Faith and Courage

Standing Firm When Fear Presses In

By: Geoffrey Schmitt

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Fear is a universal human experience, yet it is often misunderstood in the life of faith. Many believers assume that fear signals weak faith, while courage is reserved for the bold and fearless. In Faith and Courage: Standing Firm When Fear Presses In, pastor and chaplain Geoffrey Schmitt gently dismantles these assumptions, offering a wiser and more compassionate understanding rooted in Scripture and lived experience.

This book explores the deep connection between faith and fear in the inner life, and courage and cowardice in outward action. Through biblical teaching, pastoral reflection, and honest storytelling—from parish conflict and prison ministry to long years of caregiving and grief—Schmitt shows that courage is not the absence of fear, but faith that chooses trust, presence, and love when fear presses hardest.

Structured as a Bible-study style journey, each chapter includes Scripture, teaching, meditation, reflection, prayer, and practical exercises designed to shape faith over time. Readers are invited to examine not only dramatic moments of bravery, but the quiet courage of staying, listening, and standing firm in ordinary life.

This is not a book about heroic feats or fearless living. It is a companion for those who feel afraid and faithful at the same time—those learning that the truest courage often looks like love that stays.