Fear and How It’s Conquered by Courage, Faith and Love

God created us to have fear in right balance.  For example, we should fear things that are dangerous so we will avoid them.  If we had no fear, we would never need courage!  The Bible emphasizes the need for COURAGE to do God’s will even when we are afraid.  And the greatest powers that enable God’s people to have courage are FAITH in God and His promises, and LOVE for God and for all people.

Don Hooser is a minister for the United Church of God. He lives in McKinney, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.  He and his wife Elsie had three children, and she died in August 2020.  Don married Judy in January 2022.  Mr. Hooser graduated in 1963 from Southern Methodist University with a degree in mechanical engineering, and graduated in 1966 from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas.  For most of the time since then, he served as the pastor of churches in Ohio, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington. From 2011 until his retirement in 2021, his primary responsibility was answering the many letters written to the Church.