The movie “Groundhog Day” was a humorous metaphor on living life differently if you had the chance. Would I indulge myself, or would I eventually end up becoming more interested and caring about others? Early on during the pandemic of 2020, the meme was groundhog day, because it seemed we were …
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More on courage and fear
For the past few months I've been reflecting on the statement in 2 Timothy 1:7 - "for God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline." (NASV) God has placed within us His Spirit to face the fears we all have. And the Spirit will move us to take actions that …
Celebrate! It’s the 4th of July.
There’s a lot of hand wringing in the USA over mixing Jesus with love for country. And here it is, the 4th of July. Independence Day - where baseball, fireworks, and winning a war against invading aliens with 100 times our technology that we never saw coming, is on full display. And all of this on …
Fear and Courage
No one wants to be afraid. Fear can be paralyzing. But it can also help to activate us toward courage and faith, if we identify it and bring it before the Lord. Often in Scripture we are commanded, Do not fear, or do not be afraid. God, angels, Jesus...they all said it. Unfortunately, we take the …
The Power of Imagination
When I was a child I dreamed of being many things, usually connected to what I was watching on TV. During the Olympics I began to dream of being an Olympic diver. Becoming an astronaut was in play for several years as I watched the Apollo missions culminate in Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon. …