by Valerie Murray | Sep 3, 2021 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
“What is one of your greatest struggles in your faith?” The silence grew uncomfortably loud as I waited for one of the middle school girls to answer the small group question. I decided to break the ice and share how fear has been my hardest battle. Although I’ve been...
by Valerie Murray | Aug 20, 2021 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
I’m always surprised to read about characters in the Bible who struggled with insecurity. I guess it’s because I remember their great victories. I remember how Gideon fought a battle of insurmountable odds, winning a vast army with only 300 men. Gideon is mentioned...
by Valerie Murray | Jun 12, 2021 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
I remember those exhausting Sunday mornings rushing to get my children ready for church and into the car. On the way there, my busy world slowed its pace when I turned onto the serene farm road where the cows and sheep grazed. My kids begged me to roll down the...
by Valerie Murray | Jan 29, 2021 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
When All You Can Do Is Trust God Recently, I started binging on the series Grey’s Anatomy. When someone is on the verge of death, why do doctors look the patient straight in the eyes and tell them they are going to be fine? We all sense it. We all know everything’s...
by Valerie Murray | Oct 13, 2020 | Blog, Book Reviews, Facing Fear, Faith |
Slaying the Gian of Fear by Krissy Nelson helps readers fight fear by sharing three supernatural weapons David used to defeat Goliath. The first part of the book shares the problem of fear and how we need to recognize it and face it with truth. Fear tries to redirect...
by Valerie Murray | Oct 2, 2020 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
Ash tickles my skin as it drifts aimlessly, settling in thick, variegated layers on my car. Smoke eclipses the morning sun and chokes the day. There’s a profound, uneasy feeling in my soul. The world is so different now. The pandemic has forever changed our lives in...
by Valerie Murray | Jun 11, 2020 | Book Reviews, Facing Fear, Faith |
Mickey Robinson was a nineteen-year-old professional skydiver when a plane crash left him with catastrophic injuries. In Supernatural Courage, Robinson shares how his near-death experience helped him discover spiritual bravery and live his life empowered by the Holy...
by Valerie Murray | May 4, 2020 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
“But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom” (Corinthian 2:16). The Altamont Wind Farm is about a fifteen-minute drive from my home. Interstate 580...
by Valerie Murray | Apr 5, 2020 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
I’ve loved the Lord since I was seven-years-old. But for forty years of my Christian walk, fear ruled my life. I made a decision in 2014 to do everything I could to be the person God created me to be. I knew God wanted me to live with confidence in him and face some...
by Valerie Murray | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
Have you ever felt the comfort of the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit manifests the attributes of God in our lives. He can give us peace when peace is beyond understanding, and hope in the middle of crisis. Our world is experiencing great uncertainty due to COVID-19. I...
Hello! I’m Valerie, a busy mother
of four energetic children and
a wife to my husband of 25
years. I write to help others have courageous faith and discover how to trust in God when they are afraid. 
