By Stan Cox, on January 13th, 2012
Paraskevidekatriaphobia is a medical term, derived from the Greek language, used to nominate the fear of Friday the 13th. (paraskevi—Friday; dekatreís—13; phobia—fear). The day (one of which occurred this past week) is considered by many a day of bad luck, though such a correlation with the date seems to be of relatively recent origin, (the last 150 years or so).
The term phobia is used to designate an extreme or irrational fear or aversion. Consider the following quote from Wikipedia:
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By Stan Cox, on October 25th, 2010
This lesson describes some wonderful applications we can make from the narrative of David’s battle with Goliath (1 Samuel 17).
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By Stan Cox, on November 2nd, 2008
Guest speaker Dennis Scroggins describes Hell, and shows that a fear of Hell can be effective motivation to living a life of righteousness.
Lesson 1 of 9 in Gospel Meeting Series.
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By Stan Cox, on July 20th, 2008
Acts 9:31 reveals that the early church prospered as Christians walked in the “fear of the Lord.” What does it mean to fear the Lord? What are the blessings of this walk? And how do we as Christians walk in the “fear of the Lord?”
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