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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….

Hope Is Powerful

1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:13, 1 Timothy 1:1, 1 Timothy 4:10, 1 Timothy 6:17, Colossians 1:23, Comfort, Failure, God's Love, Grace, Hebrews 6:19, Hope, Hopeful, Peace, Purpose, Titus 1:2, Titus 3:7, Unfailing Love

Hope is powerful. In this clip from the film To End All Wars, prisoners of war tell us just how important hope is to…

A Mother’s Love

Faithfulness, God's Love, Hebrews 12:7-11, Image Bearers, Imperfect, Jars of Clay, Luke 11:13, Matthew 6:26-27, Matthew 7:11, Motherhood, Parenting, Peace, Psalm 103:13, Reflection, Sharing, Vessels

“The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge The…

Elie’s Testimony

Ephesians 5:2, Galatians 2:20, Genesis 50:20, God's Plan, Grace, Humility, Influence, Mark 10:45, Passion, Peace, Psalm 130:7, Redemption, Remembrance, Testament, Vulnerability

Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Auschwitz survivor Elie Wiesel passed away on July 2, 2016, at the age of 87. He is remembered for…

Forgiving Their Daughter’s Killer

Advocacy, Amos 5:24, Forgiveness, Grace, Isaiah 30:18-19, Justice, Kindness, Luke 17:4, Matthew 5:44, Mercy, Peace, Receiving, Restoration, Romans 12:17-21, Self-Control

In an interview with Christianity Today, Kate Grosmaire describes how she and her husband went through the process of forgiving their teen daughter’s murderer,…

Founding Father Wisdom

1 Peter 3:11, 2 Corinthians 3:11, Community, Fighting Sin, Growth, Hebrews 12:14, Individualism, Love, Luke 24, Peace, Romas 12:18, Sanctification, Self-Centeredness, Service, Study

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin…