Hope in the Valley in the middle of a valley bone-filled, dead i looked all around my heart filled with dread life seemed hopeless while some looked away God spoke life to my spirit that day even in the shadow you need not fear draw close by my side your Shepherd is...
Grandpa smelled of comfort; the rich, warm scents of coffee and Aqua Velva. Quiet and witty, his brown eyes glinted when I’d beg him to play. Just one more time, pleeease. We’d construct palaces of red, yellow, and blue rectangles or clutch our stomachs as...
Do you remember the 1990’s show Fear Factor? Pairs or couples were presented with traumatic situations that involved their worst fears. These included drowning, being buried alive, and more. While some of us struggle with a significant phobia, others live...
The Taste of Fear Fear tastes rancid in my mouth; sour as milk that’s been left on the countertop too long. It rises like a Colorado river when a summer storm flashes–unexpected and dangerous. Too many nights, fear visited beneath the shadow of darkness....
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...