Surely Not I
The word of the Lord must have rocked everyone in the room, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me” (John 13:21). It had been just a few hours ago, they all had...
Fear and Dread — Now an Ally
In the last post we looked at fear as a personal enemy; today we will see it as our ally. Really!?! The fear and dread to be avoided in Israel will not be evaded by the...
Response to Sight: Fear or Faith?
As Israel was preparing to conquer the land, Moses exhorts them to neither fear (afraid, KJV) nor dread (affrighted, KJV) in Deuteronomy 7:16-21. It is revealing that he uses two different words to describe this emotion: “afraid”...
Afraid of the Dark…Or Maybe the Light
The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews, contains some very valuable nuggets that I have used in sermons for some years now. I particularly like this quote: “As children, we are afraid of the dark. Now as adults, we...
Recognizing a New Enemy in Our Spiritual Warfare—Stilling the Spirit of Pan
Recognizing Spiritual Warfare—and Symptoms of the Spirit of Pan I am not one that looks for demons or directly blames our adversary with every set back or challenge that befalls me. We live in a fallen...