By Drew Coons Rock climbing, racing, gambling, stealing—some people actually get high on danger-induced adrenalin. Not me! I even avoid roller coasters and scary movies. Yet life has made me intimately familiar with fear. God created us capable of feeling fear to avoid hazards and flee danger. And the Bible tells us to “fear God.” […]
By Nathan Dempsey My dad had an amazing opportunity in college: become a pilot through the Air Force ROTC. Unfortunately, due to his fear of public speaking, he failed to give a required presentation. Yet he is still fortunate: he went to college to study agriculture, which was his hope, and has farmed for over […]
By Sandi Brown Fear. What comes to mind when you hear that word? Think about the things that cause your body to tremble in fear and your heart to race—the things that paralyze you from moving forward. What are the things that you avoid at all costs? Maybe it is heights or dogs or spiders. […]
By Kelly Carr There are lots of things people dislike, but for some those develop into actual fears. As a kid I didn’t mind crawling into cubby holes, but now I am a bit claustrophobic. As a carefree youngster I wandered about touching everything, but now I feel best with hand sanitizer in my pocket—my […]
By Meg Foster By a stroke of serendipity, I became pregnant around the same time that many of my college friends did. One of those friends had the idea to start a private group online in which we could share our struggles and joys of pregnancy and motherhood. We also expanded the group as more […]
