I must have been in the 4th or 5th gradewhen my dad ushered in a big change in my life. Dad had a unique way of testing my attitude. It was always with a question. “What are you doing tomorrow?" On this particular day it was, “Do you want to go with me to the …
Tag: Fear
“Tom, Do You Feel Ok?”
It was early one morning after a midnight shift when I was stationed in Turkey. Just outside the operations floor an Air Force medical team had set up a blood donation room. Several of my buddies & I got there early before the big rush. This allowed us to eat cookies, drink orange juice and …
**Special Edition** Election Day
Are You Afraid? Are you afraid of what might happen if your person is not elected? Many are. But how are Believers to act & respond? What does God have to say? First, God tells us through Paul, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and …
Have You Got Your Hackles Up?
Hackles are “the hair or feathers on the back of an animal's neck that stand up when the animal is feeling threatened or agitated, or to the figurative meaning of making someone angry.” (Google) Our 6-month-old dachshund puppy gets her hackles up at everything. Like her, “We fear what we don’t know,” Anonymous. Last week …
“I Have an Arrest Warrant for Mr. Johnson.”
It was Sunday night, and we were unpacking from a hard drive after a vacation in Arizona when Mary said, “Robert, there’s a State Trooper at the door with a warrant for your arrest.” I replied, “It’s a mistake…I haven’t done anything wrong.” Well, I had. I made a series of bad choices. I had …
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