The other day I was thinking about the various things that the Church is crying out against in American society. I talked with someone about a documentary he wanted me to watch about the rise of Islam, and he said, “it’s scary, scary stuff.” That has just stuck with me. Why are we so afraid?Continue reading “Why Are We So Afraid?”
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Writing and Fear
I’ve been researching like a maniac the origins and purpose of Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible. I need to start writing about what I have learned. The challenge for me with this writing project is that when I commit my words to paper I feel like I’m revealing my mind and my heart to theContinue reading “Writing and Fear”
Fear God, not the world
I received Church Dogmatics for Christmas, and when I have a few moments I like to read a bit. Also, I can only digest a little bit at a time. Today I read this and I was encouraged and challenged. The Church should fear God and not fear the world. But only if an asContinue reading “Fear God, not the world”
what are you afraid of?
All my life, I’ve been told that I’m a funny person. And I like making people laugh, but I have never been successful at writing jokes. I am afraid of trying to be funny and failing. I want to overcome this fear, and I want to do a comedy open-mic. Just writing that sentence scaresContinue reading “what are you afraid of?”