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Afraid?

I shared this poem John Stam, martryed missionary, shared with his father in a letter shortly before his martyrdom.  Since college this poem has had a powerful impact on my life, praying it may do the same for some others. Afraid? Afraid?  Of what? To feel the spirit’s glad release? To pass from pain to perfect peace, The strife and strain of life to cease? Afraid—of →


Fear

            Fear is one of the most powerful influences driving our lives, and to varying degrees we all stare it down on a regular basis.  It is an influence that both draws and repels us.  We hate the fact that we are fearful and try to avoid those things which send a chill down our spine and cause us to →