'I love You, O Lord, my strength.' - Psalm 18:1

'The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.' - Proverbs 10:14

'Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.' - Matthew 6:34

'A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might.' - Proverbs 24:5

'The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, and none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.' - Psalm 34:22

'Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.' - Matthew 4:19

'In the day when I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul.' - Psalm 138:3

'Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.' - Matthew 28:19

Poll: Protesting
Should Christians engage in political protests?

'The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.' - Proverbs 15:28

Poll: Bear or Man?
Would you rather be stranded in the woods with a bear or a random man?

If you are a woman, then answer for yourself.
If you are a man, then answer for your daughter (real/hypothetical).

The internet today, 'But mah PTSD!'

Still waiting for someone to show me all of those Bible verses that describe David's mighty men crippled with life dominating fear after war...

People who don't have emotional self-control?

People who don't know how to handle trials?

People given over to a 'spirit of fear'?

Unbelievers?

The timid, the cowardly, the fearful?

Those who grieve as those who have no hope?

Those without an eternal perspective/hope?

Weird. Apparently, a person who has learned, by God's grace, to handle the basic trials of life is required to adopt the anthropology of those who don't know how to handle life in order to help people to... not handle life...

If you are characterized by life-dominating fear, then you should reflect on what that probably says about your relationship with the LORD.

2 Timothy 1:7 (ESV): for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Jeremiah 49:5 (ESV): Behold, I will…

'For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for Me will find it.' - Matthew 16:25

'The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge.' - Psalm 18:2

'The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.' - Proverbs 15:2

2 Timothy 1:6–7 (ESV): For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.