Monthly Archives: August 2013

I was having coffee with a friend a few of days ago and the subject of fear came up, it came up again yesterday with another friend and then last night. Fear. What can we do about it? As a follower of Jesus, I know that I fear when I ease my embrace of Him who gives strength… that’s when I fear, when I look at circumstances instead of trusting God. When I discover fear in my own heart, I run to the same place, the Scriptures (because they really are profitable and able to cut between my thoughts and intentions). Consider these the next time you fear:

The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1 ESV)

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1…

On Monday afternoon I was on my way from Hungary to Croatia for the next leg of this trip. My first meeting was with a leader in orphan justice on the coast on Tuesday.

We had been in route for 4 hours. We were late and should have been at the border by now but were an hour or so away still. The train was crowded as there are literally thousands of young people traveling in Europe right now and this train takes people from Budapest to Lake Balaton and toward the Croatian coast. I was headed to Zagreb and my phone rang.

“Is this Tom Foley? I have found your wallet and passport!”

I heard the words, but they didn’t register. I asked her to text me the information because it was hard to hear on the train. It had not sunk in yet.

I had done something I…

Deut. 6.4-5

Deut. 5.6-21

Psa. 19.7-14

Psa. 27.1

Psa. 37.7

Psa. 46.1-3

Psa. 103.1-14

Prov. 1.7

Isa. 1.17-19

Isa. 40.28-31

Isa. 41. 10

Isa. 43.19

Jer. 17.7-8

Lam. 3.22-24

Hab. 3.17-19

Matt. 5.3-12

Matt. 6.9-13

Matt. 10.28

Matt. 11.28-30

Matt. 16.16-18

John 15.1-11

Rom. 8.37-39

2 Cor 2.14-17

Col. 1.15-20

Col. 2.6-15

2Tim. 1.6-7

1John 4.18

Rev. 4.8, 11

Rev. 5.9-10