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Sermonette: February 8, 2021

How have you experienced fear? What paralyzes you? What keeps you up at night?

Psychology would tell us that fear is a natural defense mechanism, and can keep us from danger. We all have experiences where our fear kept us safe, avoided a dangerous situation, prevented harm.

But that’s not the fear I’m exploring. I’m wondering about the fear that makes us feel helpless, the fear that colors our act...