“I Admit It: I Am Afraid”

โ€œIn the world you face persecution, but take courage: I have conquered the world!โ€ -Jesus

Distress

She ducked her head down. He did not need her crying, he needed her hope, her can-do, he needed the mamรก who had cheered at all his home games, who had thrown him a giant party when he graduated, who made over every new job.

Hebrews: Faith of Rahab

The writer of Hebrews had begun with the pioneers of faith, the patriarchs. Then, the writer had moved on to the oneโ€”Mosesโ€”who pioneered the nation. Now came those two who represented pioneering in the Promised Land. First was Joshua the Hebrew, and now came Rahab the Canaanite

1 Peter 3: Do Not Fear?

The ink in Peter's quill was metaphorically drawn from his own suffering and sacrifice. He wrote about fear and courage because he was face-to-face with it.