Posts tagged “Peace”
The Lord does all these things
The Lord controls all things. Do you believe that? Sometimes it’s hard. My city was hit this past summer by severe thunderstorms with 100+…
Every knee. Every tongue.
“They went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place…
The smell of Christmas
We got a real Christmas tree this year. I’ve never seen my husband act more like Chevy Chase in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation than…
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…
Jesus is my vine
Jesus loved to use parables and metaphors to explain who he was. This is one of them: Jesus said, “I am the vine; you…
God’s gifts
When God tells me he’s the Giver of every good gift, it’s easy for me to think of tangible blessings—family, friends, house, job, and…
An encounter with the living God
You caught the player’s jersey when he threw it into the crowd. The movie icon was out for a run, crossed the street in…
The Lord reigns
“The floods have lifted up, O Lord” (Psalm 93:3 ESV). Water is a force. If you have stood by an ocean or one of…
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Many people who love Jesus love to quote Romans 8:28: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those…
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…
God controls it all
Have you ever had a dream while you were sleeping that presented you with a situation you were forced to respond to but were…
Jesus loves YOU
“He [Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and…