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Key Bible Verse: Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be your confidence …(Proverbs 3:25-26a). Bonus Reading: Psalm 91

For several summers during the mid-1990s, Dave Wolter, head women's basketball coach for Concordia University in Irvine, California, flew to Asia and put on basketball clinics for both players and coaches.

On one flight, his plane experienced mechanical trouble at 30,000 feet. Panic broke out. People were screaming, crying and standing up in the aisles. Wolter, on the other hand, sat calmly and prayed. When a woman sitting next to him saw how different his demeanor was to the rest of the passengers, she shouted in Wolter's face, "Why aren't you hysterical?" Fortunately, the crew was able to correct the problem, and nervous tranquility was restored in the cabin. For the rest of the flight, Dave answered the woman's question as she and several others listened intently to how his faith in Christ Jesus enables him to face death with confidence.

Witnessing takes place not only through our words, but also through our actions. Stated another way, the fish symbol on the rear bumper of your car definitely makes a statement, but people will probably pay more attention to how you drive.

—Steven B. Borst in Men in the Church

• How would your life be different if it was characterized by the "peace … which transcends all understanding"?

Thought to Apply: Where one man reads the Bible, a hundred read you and me.

—DWIGHT L. MOODY (EVANGELIST, 19TH CENTURY)

Credits: Adapted from—Tuesday: Men in the Church (Concordia, 1998)

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