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Peeling the Onion of Fear: How Christ Reclaims the Human Heart

I am still peeling the onion of my fears. I’ve been at it for a lifetime, and I expect it will take a little longer than that. Currently, I am trying to peel away the layer called claustrophobia. (I had a small victory: I got into an MRI machine, which is something I swore I would never do!) Continue reading →

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Is It Time to Be Afraid?

It is as if they got out of The Perfect Storm just in time to enter The Exorcist. It was almost like Jesus was taking them through exposure therapy to help them overcome their fears. Continue reading →

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How Do We Get There from Here? (1 Peter 3:8-15)

Do you know how some TV shows begin with a scene that is full of peril and you don’t even know how you got there? The hero is covered with blood, he’s holding a knife, and a woman lies dead … Continue reading →

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