“Happy holidays!” The clerk smiled at me at me from behind the checkout counter. I smiled right back and bravely answered, “Merry Christmas!” It’s easier this time of year to find a simple way to suggest you’re a Christian. With our culture’s emphasis on removing Christ from Christmas, all you have to do is say, “Merry Christmas” in public, and …
How Thanksgiving Can Set You Free: Fighting Fear with Gratitude
Want to shock your relatives this Thanksgiving? Turning a holiday tradition on its head would probably do the trick. Many of us follow the tradition of having each person at our Thanksgiving gathering take a turn to share something for which he or she is thankful. The answers are usually pretty standard: family, health, love, home. If we’re keeping in …
Presidential Plans: What the Election Taught Me about Beating My Fears
I forgot about the presidential election. Don’t get me wrong—I voted in the morning. But then I went home and forgot there was even an election happening until later that evening. That’s the first time I’ve had such a thing happen since I’ve been old enough to vote. Usually, each presidential election carries with it a great number of worries …
Not Alone: Beating the Fear of Loneliness
By Toni Shiloh Jerusha: Please join me in welcoming Toni Shiloh to our Fear Warrior community. Toni is offering a free digital copy of her Christian romance novel, Buying Love, to one FW Blog reader who comments below! Fears have a funny way of altering our course in life. We can be on the path of righteousness and one whisper …
Trick and Treat: 5 Fearless Self-Defense Tips
Trick or Treat! Keeping with the theme of the day, I thought I’d offer a trick and a treat for you all today. The treat is a giveaway of a free book! I’m giving a print copy of Lynette’s Eason’s romantic suspense novel, Always Watching, to one of you who comments below. The trick for today is doing a post …
Now I See: Beating the Fear that Blinds
It’s happening again. Life isn’t going the way I planned, and I feel stuck—partially from my circumstances and partly of my own making—in a vacuum of time. It’s as if the days are rushing by too quickly for me to grasp and hold onto while I accomplish nothing of what I feel I should and slip further and further away …
The Absence of Fear: Having Courage in the Scary Times
By Betty Thomason Owens Jerusha: Please join me in welcoming my fellow Write Integrity Press author, Betty Owens, to the FW Blog. Betty is offering a print or digital (winner’s choice) copy of her novel, Carlotta’s Legacy, to one FW reader who comments below! Last week on the FW Blog, Joshua 1:9 featured in our discussion about how we can …
Can You Have Courage Without Fear?
There is no courage without fear. Fear is healthy—a natural instinct meant to protect you by signaling danger. There’s nothing wrong with being afraid; what you do when you’re afraid is the only thing that matters. Sound familiar? You’ve probably heard these statements or their cousins your whole life. Like I did, you may have believed them. Maybe you still …
Will You Still Like Me?: How to Beat People-Pleasing Fear
By Liz Tolsma Jerusha: I am so honored to host best-selling author and friend, Liz Tolsma, on the FW Blog today! Liz is offering a free print copy of her prairie romance collection, Rails to Love, to one FW Blog reader! To enter the drawing, leave a comment below. My greatest fear in life? Well, I have a ton of …
Frightful Mystery: Beating Fear of the Unknown
By Kerry Johnson [Jerusha: I’m so pleased to welcome Kerry Johnson to The Fear Warrior Blog today. Kerry is offering a giveaway of her devotional, Grace for the Gaps. To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment after the post! Now here’s Kerry…] “Where are we going?” My younger son’s question echoed in the car as familiar landmarks flew by …