For God did not give us a spirit of timidity
but a spirit of power and love.
2 Timothy 1:6-7
(the cliffs of Moher / County Clare, Ireland / Julie Cook / 2015)
There is much around us that is awesome and awful.
We know too well the divisions and suffering that plague our world.
We have seen that the authorities today use tactics similar to those employed 2,000
years ago, and many people scheme to play to our fear,
destroy our hope, and seal off our joy.
But we have the confidence of our faith.
We have seen the risen Lord!
Joyce Hollyday
Growing up in the United States I have always felt safe and protected.
I have always felt safely blanketed under our laws and judicial process.
The founding fathers, those paternal creators and now guardians of all that
I had known growing up and held dear, had…
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Good write up. What a time we live in with so much changing…I think within the next 5-10 years things are going to get even more difficult for Christians.
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