I have been thinking recently about the seemingly growing mass of people who do things just to be noticed and known. The examples are so numerous that it is hard to decide which ones NOT to mention. Just think on some headlines over the last few months. Remember “Balloon Boy” and his parents scam to [...]
Archive for the ‘Fear’ Category
The Paparazzi, Facebook, and Our Need to be Known
Posted: May 28, 2010 in Christians and Culture, community, Fear, UncategorizedTags: 1st Corinthians 13, alienation, belonging, community, Facebook, I Corinthians 13:12, Jerry Springer, Jon and kate, LinkedIn
Love Your Neighbor; Or Not
Posted: May 15, 2010 in Fear, loving your neighborTags: Good Samaritan, love your neighbor, Luke 10, New York mugging, Tale-Yax
In a tragic and ironic twist a modern-day Good Samaritan is left to die on the side of the road instead of being helped by the people who pass him by. The phrase “Good Samaritan” has come down to us from a story told by Jesus. In the tale an unknown man is beaten and [...]
I Went to Jail Last Night
Posted: December 22, 2009 in Christian Living, FearTags: i was in prison and you visited me, jail ministry, Jesus and jail, Luke 4:8, Matthew 25:31-46, visiting prisoners
There is a certain sense in which I am glad that most people I know have never been inside a jail. After all, people usually end up there because they have done something that in hind sight they really wish they had never even considered doing. It usually means someone was hurt in some way [...]
Should you really be afraid of God?
Posted: August 13, 2009 in Fear, Provocative Bible Verses, UncategorizedTags: 1st Chronicles 16:25, fear God, fear of the Lord, reverence for God
For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. 1st Chronicles 15:25 That verse from 1st Chronicles is one of more than fifty times in the Bible when fearing God is viewed as a virtue. Yet for all that frequency it may be one of the [...]
Provocative Bible Verses: Don’t be Afraid
Posted: May 19, 2009 in Fear, God is sovereignTags: don't be afraid, Fear, fear not, Is God sovereign, Jesus and fear
How often does God need to say, “fear not” or “don’t be afraid” before we actually get the idea that as His followers we do not need to be afraid of anything? Apparently at least one more time than the hundred times He already has said it in His word. I have been struck recently [...]

