Rudyard Kipling famously wrote, “Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.” Statistics point to that truth. According to one poll, nearly fifty percent of Americans are fearful of contracting Covid-19 and sixty-two percent are more worried...
Fear tracks my steps like a hunter. It knows my habits, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities. Fear launches arrows of trepidation and dread when I linger too long in the wasteland of what-if-outcomes and this-seems-impossible probability. [bbctt tweet=”Fear launches...
I am a worrier. In fact, worry consumes more of my time than it should and traipses after me day and night. When my loved ones travel cross country? I fret. Will a careless driver hit the car somewhere between Colorado and California? When I drop my children at school...
Peering beneath the edge of the steel frame where the carpet and dark space intersect, I imagined all sorts of evil lurking in the five inches of space beneath the mattress and covers. Nibbling at the edge of a fingernail, I shifted from side to side considering my...
A trusted mentor of mine put it bluntly…”What gives you the right to malign God’s character?” Revealing the ugly places in my heart, I confided to a root of bitterness that threatened to impair my faith with its silent, choking growth–an...
