Posts tagged “Peace”
You need only to be still
It’s easy to trust God’s promises when we see the blessings, but it is much harder when we see challenges. God freed his Old…
Filled with peace and joy
What’s crushing down on you? Years ago, a nuclear-powered submarine, USS Thresher, disappeared in the ocean depths. A small valve had frozen up from…
At wits’ end
Psalm 107 tells four stories of God rescuing people from peril—peril of their own making or peril outside of their control. These stories paint…
A shelter from the storm
A story is told of two painters who decided to have a contest: Who could draw a better picture of peace? The first man…
You don’t want to read this
Several times a year I sit down with different groups of people to talk about faith. We spend an entire meeting talking about how…
In the presence of my enemies
For Christmas a couple of years ago, my husband and I gave our kids The Biggest Story Bible, written by Kevin DeYoung and illustrated…
Smart as a worm
Are you as smart as a worm? At my church in Oklahoma, I’ve learned what to expect after a heavy rain. When I walk…
People without peace make Jesus weep
According to the historian Josephus, who lived around the time of Jesus, nothing could wow your heart quite like a glimpse of Jerusalem. He…
Question your “need tos”
If you’ve ever seen my Instagram page, you may be aware that I am a box-checking addict. Every year, I craft an aggressive list…
Christmas is more crazy than baby
It took me 41 years of celebrating the birth of Jesus to realize this truth: the Bible’s Christmas is more crazy than baby. Read…
A not-so-merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! Except … what if this Christmas season isn’t so merry? So many people are in a hard chapter of life. Perhaps it’s…
X marks the spot
There are two things that mess with my Christmas joy—the craziness out there and the craziness in here. It can be hard for me…