Posts tagged “Peace”
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…
Do not be afraid of the future
When it comes to the future, it’s like we are wearing blindfolds. We want a sign that everything will be okay. Does God give…
Believe him
“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”—Simon Peter (John 6:68) Just because you know something doesn’t mean you…
No coincidence. Just providence.
Why are you here? Out of all the things you could be doing or words you could be reading, why are you here right…
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…
Prediction or promise?
Prediction or promise? Decca Records once told the Beatles that their sound was on the way out. Thankfully the Beatles didn’t take that prediction…
You are the answer!
The people around me have been discouraged lately. (Wait, that sentence could be sorely misinterpreted. Let me try again …) The people around me…
One day at a time
My mind often starts to race. I bet yours does too. I think of all the things I have to do today. Then I…
What about the people you don’t like?
Jesus spent his life serving. The one who “did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a…
Samson: Revenge knows no end
Here’s a riddle for you: The more you take of them, the more you leave behind. The answer? Footsteps. Samson once challenged the Philistines…
Samson: Gifted from birth
You are the answer to someone’s prayer. In the Bible’s Old Testament, a baby named Samson was God’s answer to the Israelites’ prayers for…
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…