This week, I discovered new depths in a well-known Bible verse – perhaps so well known that we take it for granted. “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” 1 John 4:18 ESV An […]
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A slippery slope
Most of us know how that sentence ends: “Time flies when you’re having fun.” But sometimes it’s not that you are having fun, per se. It’s more like life has restarted in high gear. Ever since Israel began opening up again at the end of March, just before Passover, life has moved into high gear. […]
Coronavirus Fears, China, and God
In a day and age where news spreads faster than the coronavirus, the tendency to fear is stronger than ever. It seems like a culture of fear have particularly affected social and political trends in the States since 9/11 – at least that was my perspective when I was living there. Yet I see how […]
Fear No Evil
A few days ago I began seeing a flurry of posts from my high school group; it seems that many of my former classmates have died within a very short time. I didn’t really know them very well, but it certainly makes one stop and think. Their deaths had little in common: cancer, heart attack, […]
Ups and Downs and Ups and …
Perfect love casts out fear…