Category Archives: Running Scared

This chapter starts the section “God Speaks: on people and their judgments”. “Money is one fear that Scripture highlights. People are another. Like our concerns about money, the fear of other people is some that it can be assumed; it … Continue reading →

See, I didn’t forget about Running Scared. I am up to chapter 14 (blogging-wise), and I intend to continue. Also C.J. Mahaney has posted on the book here and here. Check it out. Without further ado, chapter 14: This is … Continue reading →

This chapter in the beginning reiterates the point(s) that Welch has already mentioned about Christian growth, especially in the area of worry and trust: We would still like to abolish anxieties quickly, but we are learning that God values strong … Continue reading →

This is a long overdue continuation of my Running Scared posts. I think many of the quotes in this chapter speak profoundly without my interjections. Here are some of them: Worry and anxiety think more information will help. The truth, … Continue reading →

Throughout the section on worry about money (ch. 9-14), Welch has thus far introduced and expounded the notion of the kingdom as the place where Jesus is the King. This chapter looks at our hearts, and how the kingdom often … Continue reading →

What is the way out of worry? We must become students of the King and his true kingdom so that we see its beauty and glory and become enthralled by it (114). What is the Kingdom? Often, this is a … Continue reading →

(This is the first chapter in the section “God Speaks: On Money and Possessions”.) “Fear is nurtured by ignorance” (103). Ignorance of God especially. But the manna story helps inform ignorant people about God. “The manna story provides the basic … Continue reading →

[I tried to post this yesterday, but, alas, the internet was not complying.] “Worry is dangerous” (95). Welch briefly expounds Mark 4:14-20, identifying “killers of spiritual life”: Satan. The deceitfulness of wealth. The desires for other things. Worries.  It is … Continue reading →

In this chapter Welch discusses the “eleventh hour” nature of God’s deliverance — that often God does not deliver us until the odds seem (or even are) insurmountable. He does this “because that is when we are most apt to … Continue reading →