Terrified by the Unknown

An Arab chief tells a story of a spy who was captured and then sentenced to death by a general in the Persian army. This general had the strange custom ...

Fear of a Boring Sermon

I fear preaching in such a way that when people hear about God, they'll want only to yawn.

What Am I Afraid Of?

When I was a child I was, like most children, afraid of things that go bump in the night. But I told myself (for no good reason) that monsters which lie ...

A Definition of Faith

Faith is a refusal to panic.

Never Alone

Happy and strong and brave shall we be--able to endure all things, and to do all things--if we believe that every day, every hour, every moment of our ...

Don't Hug the Mountain

In his book Waiting: Finding Hope Where God Seems Silent (InterVarsity, 1991), Ben Patterson, a man I treasure as a friend, tells a story from his personal ...

A Man's Business

It is a man's business to do the will of God; God takes on himself the special care of that man; therefore that man ought never to be afraid of anything. ...

A Scare Works Better than Advice

P.S. Regarding your D in biology, let me only say that sometimes a scare is worth more than good advice.

I love you,

Mom

The Answer to Death

Professional golfer Paul Azinger was diagnosed with cancer at age 33. He had just won a PGA championship and had ten tournament victories to his credit. ...

Facing the Inevitable

Die early or grow old; there is no other alternative. And yet, as Goethe said, "Age takes hold of us by surprise."