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October 7, 2025

Indy News Anchor Overcomes Anxiety Attacks Through Hope in Christ

By Rick Cherok Scott Swan, the anchor for WTHR 13News in Indianapolis, has been recognized with many awards and distinctions throughout his broadcasting career, but his career journey has not always been marked by accolades. For many years, Swan struggled with anxiety issues that threatened both his work and his relationship with God. Swan grew up in southern California and became a Christian at the age of twelve while attending summer camp. At fourteen, Swan was convinced he wanted to go into television news broadcasting, leading to his enrolled in Pepperdine University’s broadcast journalism program. At Pepperdine, Swan became the

March 1, 2021

Laura McKillip Wood

Devotionals

An Ending and a Beginning

Maureen closed the book she’d been trying to read and switched off her bedside lamp. Burrowing into the covers, she tried not to think about the future. She felt her spirit stirring, as if God was about to do something big and different, but she didn’t yet know what that would be. “God, here I am. Send me,” she prayed for what seemed like the millionth time. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep, still unsure of where God would take her. Several months later, an insightful missionary friend invited Maureen to attend a Global Perspectives on the World