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Looking out the Window: Stacey Weeks Discusses Fear, the Characters in Her New Book, The Sycamore Standoff, and the Book. Giveaway.

  A Warm Welcome to Stacey Weeks Stacey will give away a print copy (U.S. and Canadian Residents) of To Sweet Beginnings in Sycamore Hill ,  an introduction to her Sycamore Hill Series . To enter to win leave a comment and email address in the Rafflecopter contest.  Everyone who signs up for Stacey's newsletter receives a short story, "A Sycamore in the City." Snag the newsletter link and sign up below.  The Opposite of Fear is not Always Courage. It can also be Peace. In general, the Western world—and many in the church—do not know what to do when confronted with fearsome circumstances or unexpected suffering. We need only to observe the world as it navigates out of a global catastrophe that has torn through churches and communities to see that God’s people haven’t always suffered well amidst the fearsome unknown. Yet our responses have the power to either draw others to the Lord or drive them away. How we represent Christ while we face our fear matters. This is par...