Overcoming Fear

              Fear can be a friend, wisely holding us back from the precipice of disaster. Fear can be a foe, deceptively convincing us that obediently going forward is more dangerous and deadly than staying put. Fear tells us the options are retreat or ruin. Jacob had begun the journey to Egypt. He stopped in Beersheba.

A Teachable Moment

“Speak the truth in love,” means more than “rebuke others but be nice about it.”