Peace

Combatting My Fear

Faith, fall short, lamentations, new year, Peace, Progress, Purpose, Trust

We don’t find many helpful responses in a Google search about how to use the Bible to combat existential fear and dread. Whether asking…

Roman Peace

continuous peace, Peace, prosperity, Romans

The Pax Romana (“Roman peace”) is a two-hundred-year period during Roman history known for peace and prosperity. Think in terms of this century or…

United Against the Enemy

Enemy, home front, participate, Peace, spiritual forces, United, War

In times of great struggle in a nation, entire communities often mobilize to participate and help. During World War II, people who couldn’t serve…

Rooted

Foundation, never fall, Peace, Roots, Storms

How should we envision this peace we have in God? Picture a large oak tree in a field. A storm comes up and the…

Redeemable

Change of Heart, Hardened Heart, Peace, Redeem, redeemable

In the film Forrest Gump (directed by Robert Zemeckis, Paramount Pictures, 1994), Lieutenant Dan is a cold, callous US Army veteran whose legs were amputated in the war. Resentful…

Keep Calm

Calm, Emotions, Feelings, Peace, Turmoil

In the days leading up to World War II, the British government ordered a series of three posters that would be hung throughout the…

Generously Giving

Anxiety, Generosity, Giving, Impact, Ministry, Offering, Peace, Tithe

Following the loss of their daughter, Josh and Jenn began giving to their church. However, they didn’t just tithe—they gave beyond the tithe and…

Peace With One Another

Authority, Disagreements, Faith, Friendships, Government, Peace, Peacefully

Living at peace with governing authorities is practiced by living at peace with one another. Most leaders shy away from controversial topics in the…

Learning How To Be Content

Content, God's Glory, Needs, Peace, Possessions

Minimalism is a way of life that focuses on limiting our possessions. It’s not about limiting possessions to see if you can do it….

Love Overcomes

Forgiveness, Forgiving Others, Journey, Love, Loving Others, Loving Our Neighbor, Peace, Truth

NPR interviewed Koko Kondo, a woman who was just eight months old when the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on her city, Hiroshima….

The Wish for Peace

Desire, Fulfillment, Harmony, Peace

In the film Miss Congeniality, less-than-graceful FBI agent Gracie Hart is sent undercover as a contestant in a beauty pageant to prevent a bomb…

The Moravians’ Witness

Calm, Conversion, Conversion Story, Fear, John Wesley, Peace, Storm

John Wesley’s conversion came as a result of a great storm at sea. Though his conversion came two and a half years after the…

All Shall Be Well

Comfort, Julian of Norwich, Peace, Peace In Christ, Tranquility

Julian of Norwich (born ca. 1342) was a Christian mystic who, when she was close to death, felt the peace and joy only God…

A Quiet Place

Fortress, Peace, Protection, Refuge, Trusting God

The film A Quiet Place (directed by John Krasinski [Paramount Pictures, 2018]) pictures a dystopian future where to be safe, a family must be…

The Blind Side

Adoption, Forgiveness, Justification, Peace, Salvation, Transformation

This real-life story is the basis of the movie The Blind Side, in which a young troubled teen (Michael Oher) is adopted into a…

Inside Out

God's Saving Grace, Grace, Peace, Redeem, Redeemed, Redemption, Salvation, Transformation

Sometimes good news comes from the most unlikely source. In the movie Inside Out, Riley decides to run away from home but is stopped…

Serenity Now!

Confidence, Contentment, Peace

In a Seinfeld episode, Kramer adopts the mantra “Serenity now!” to calm himself down. Things come to a head when some children in the…

Unexpected Conversion

1 Peter 4:9, 2 Peter 3:9, Church Family, Community, Conversion, Grace, Hebrews 13:1-2, Hospitality, Isaiah 58:7, Kindness, Peace, Sexuality, Solace, Titus 1:8, Witness

Rosaria Butterfield is a well-known speaker and writer who converted from a life filled with questions about sexuality, uncertainty, and disdain for conservative evangelicals….