WHEN FEAR CALLS THE SHOTS (2 OF 3)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: Genesis 12:10-13
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When Fear Calls the Shots (2 of 3)
Series: Fear No Evil
Jeff Schreve
Genesis 12:10-13
If you have your Bible, please turn to Genesis chapter 12.
I ran across a name I have never heard before. But I found out this person was so very well-known in the latter half of the twentieth century. Her name was Eppie Lederer. She was an author, she had a radio show, and she had a column in the newspaper that was read by millions of people. We don't know her as Eppie Lederer. We know her as Ann Landers. Ann Landers, so popular. So many people read her advice and opened up to Ann Landers to see what she had to say. You know Ann Landers is just a pseudonym, a pen name. It was started in 1943 by a lady named Ruth Crowley who wrote in the newspaper to give advice. And she just came up with that name, Ann Landers. Well, she was Ann Landers for a number of years, and then Eppie Lederer took it over in 1955. And she was Ann Landers till 2002. Interestingly, her twin sister was Dear Abby. And so, Ann Landers was asked the question, talking about how many letters she got. In her heyday, she was getting 10,000 letters a week where people would ask her for advice. And a reporter asked her, they said, ''Is there any over-arching theme that you hear from your readers? Anything? When all those letters come in, is there anything that just really overpowers all the issues?'' And she said, ''Yeah, there's one issue that is the top issue, and that is the issue of fear.'' She said, ''People are afraid. They're afraid of losing their health. They're afraid of losing their wealth. They're afraid of losing their loved ones. They are afraid of life.'' Wow!
Did you know that the Bible is very, very clear with the fact that we as human beings really struggle with fear? We know the Bible is clear about that because God says so often in His Word, ''Do not be afraid. Do not fear. Don't, be afraid here. Don't be afraid there.'' And great men in the Bible had to hear from God to tell them don't ...
Series: Fear No Evil
Jeff Schreve
Genesis 12:10-13
If you have your Bible, please turn to Genesis chapter 12.
I ran across a name I have never heard before. But I found out this person was so very well-known in the latter half of the twentieth century. Her name was Eppie Lederer. She was an author, she had a radio show, and she had a column in the newspaper that was read by millions of people. We don't know her as Eppie Lederer. We know her as Ann Landers. Ann Landers, so popular. So many people read her advice and opened up to Ann Landers to see what she had to say. You know Ann Landers is just a pseudonym, a pen name. It was started in 1943 by a lady named Ruth Crowley who wrote in the newspaper to give advice. And she just came up with that name, Ann Landers. Well, she was Ann Landers for a number of years, and then Eppie Lederer took it over in 1955. And she was Ann Landers till 2002. Interestingly, her twin sister was Dear Abby. And so, Ann Landers was asked the question, talking about how many letters she got. In her heyday, she was getting 10,000 letters a week where people would ask her for advice. And a reporter asked her, they said, ''Is there any over-arching theme that you hear from your readers? Anything? When all those letters come in, is there anything that just really overpowers all the issues?'' And she said, ''Yeah, there's one issue that is the top issue, and that is the issue of fear.'' She said, ''People are afraid. They're afraid of losing their health. They're afraid of losing their wealth. They're afraid of losing their loved ones. They are afraid of life.'' Wow!
Did you know that the Bible is very, very clear with the fact that we as human beings really struggle with fear? We know the Bible is clear about that because God says so often in His Word, ''Do not be afraid. Do not fear. Don't, be afraid here. Don't be afraid there.'' And great men in the Bible had to hear from God to tell them don't ...
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