Fear Archives

By Rick Hamlin3 min read

There’s always hope of new life—not just on one Sunday in spring but day after day after day.

Coming through a tight place into the openness of freedom is a story for the ages—and for our time.

Awaiting His fate in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus shows us seven ways to pray when it feels all but impossible.

How could she find the courage to tackle the growing mountain of bills?

By Rick Hamlin3 min read

Even someone who has written books about prayer occasionally needs motivation. Here are five tips.

In researching a book about Alzheimer’s, some questions for God.

By Olivia Abel5 min read

Karen Diefendorf reflects on her career as female chaplain in the army, Tyson Foods and beyond.

By Pablo Diaz2 min read

How love provides a framework to listen, not counterattack.

By Peggy Frezon7 min read

She’d trained Ernest as a therapy dog, but now she needed his help with her anxiety.

After a lifetime of struggling with anxiety and eating disorders, could an animal show her the way to self-acceptance?

When natural disasters threaten homes and lives, here are words to calm fears and guide thoughts.

A retired nurse learns to cope with the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic by praying relentlessly— and focusing on some important truths.