Tag: fear
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Optimism vs. Hope, in a Pandemic
My latest in the Christian Courier. _________________ Where would you put yourself on the optimism/pessimism spectrum? I suppose I land just slightly on the optimistic side, though with serious bouts of pessimism thrown in now and again. Among my friends there is at least one eternal pessimist (with an astonishing capacity to see the worst…
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Anxiety (a new poem)
Anxiety An old acquaintance appears with- out invitation, under the radar, fastening invisible hands on heart and throat – salvo in ongoing war. Disorienting deja-vu says I’ve been here before, but “here” is lost and adrift; familiar faces somehow out of reach, with utter otherness imbued. Greet this friend, enemy – refuse to fight in…
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fear in its place…
King Ahaz is afraid. We know what that feels like. Fear has touched each of our lives. Perhaps you have a childhood memory of finding yourself suddenly alone in a public place – you have lost sight of your mother or father – you can’t find them. Your chest tightens in fear. Panic sets in.…
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Fear Factor 2010
My sermon from yesterday, inspirted in part by the book Following Jesus in a culture of Fear, by Scott Bader-Saye. ____________________ At beginning of every New Year we usually take a moment to look back, don’t’ we. Over the past few days you may have thought about what the year 2009 meant for you as…
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