“The Gift of Fear”

Friday, February 26, 2021 — Dr. Kevin J. Brown, AU President

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In Scripture, we see two notions of fear. Toxic fear drives us inward. Healthy fear draws us outward. Toxic fear, and the forbidden fruit it drives us toward, is a curse. Healthy fear, says Aquinas, is donum timoris—a gift. The former could kill us. The latter may save our lives.