When the Lights Go Out [Janalyn Voigt]
A few minutes before, I’d been happily drawing in a small circle of light at my desk. Now my stomach clenched at the thought of the terrors lurking in the darkness . . .
[Bryan Davis] If I Should Die
“If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.”
As a pre-school youngster, I often whispered that prayer while covering my head with a blanket. Rumors of war, tornado warnings, or even a bump in the night would raise fears of death in my young mind. What would happen if I should die? Would I live on in heaven? Would God really take my soul to be with him?
[Dana McNeely] Who Can You Trust?
But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall anywhere in the land. Then the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow there to feed you.” ~ I Kings 17:7-9 Trusting God in Good Times and…
[Heather L.L. FitzGerald] But God.
As the world seems to be burning down outside our front door… As fear grips our hearts as we watch from behind masks, hoping COVID keeps its distance… As neighbors report on neighbors (there’s an app for that)… As people die at the hands of both police and rioters… As respect for anyone in authority…
[Kimberly Rose Johnson] Overcoming Fear
This week we are featuring an encouragement piece from Kimberly Rose Johnson, even if a day late! Thank you for your patience, faithful subscribers, and we hope Kimberly’s post will equip you to combat fear in all its sneaky forms. I imagine we have all experienced that moment of panic after sending off a contest…