As a part of my Bible college education, I had to write lesson plans. In one class, it was required to write a lesson nearly every week, and evaluate other classmates’ lessons. One of the lessons I wrote was on the Fruit of Spirit: Galatians 5:22-23 (ESV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, […]
Category Archives: Fear
Desperate? by Kendra
“You are acting desperate. What is wrong?” asked my husband. I didn’t have words to explain it. Tears after tears ran down my face. Did he really call me desperate? Rarely has that word been used to describe me. Was I? I knew I was tired. Our daughter was sick. Although she was feeling better, […]
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Are you free?
In America, we are celebrating the fourth of July. Although there are some American who just celebrate this holiday, because they like to blow up things. Most American celebrate the freedom from England. We like to declare, “We are free.” But we are not. We are either slave to sin, or a slave to God. […]
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Fed Up With Fear
What is it in your life that consumes your mind with worry? It’s that thing that you can’t handle listening to someone else’s story about their experience with that particular thing, because it just gets in your head and won’t go away. It’s that thing that is waiting to haunt you first thing in the […]
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The God Who Heals
I serve the God who heals. And after almost five years of dealing with a terminal disease (my brain tumor), I say that now with more confidence than ever. Six years ago, I was enjoying my comfortable life — my dream life. I was married, serving in ministry, and very hopeful about my future. But […]
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Feeling Loved
Shortly after my (Kendra’s) third brain surgery, some people were discussing my amazing recovery. Someone asked, “What is your prognosis?” Because I have dealt with this four (almost five years), I bluntly said, “Unless God does the unexplained, I am going to die.” My friend broke down in tears. And it startled me. I didn’t […]
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Let Me Tell You A Story About Change
“I’m scared.” It was all I could say. In June of 2010, I had just moved from my college home of six years to Cincinnati, the biggest city I had ever known. No job. No plan. No family. No clue. I only knew that God had insisted I move there after graduation. A couple weeks […]
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What is more powerful than fear?
Fear is powerful. I see this in the birth narrative of Jesus. As most people know, Herod was the king when Jesus was born. When he hears of the new king’s birth, he is troubled (NASB) and begins to plan to remove the threat. When he realizes that the Magi are not going to help […]
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Seizure free since November 29, 2013
Two years ago, I struggled falling asleep. When I slowed down enough to try to sleep, my imagination would take control. Two years ago, I was having seizures. My doctors wanted to do another surgery. I was afraid that I was not going to be healthy enough to raise my newborn. Now two […]
