He Gives To His Beloved Sleep

He Gives To His Beloved Sleep – “Most of the time, a newborn sleeping is cause for celebration and slumber but on this particular night, fears about my son’s life plagued my mind.”

Sleep Beneath His Promises: Learning Rest from the Psalms

Sleep Beneath His Promises: Learning Rest from the Psalms – “If the Lord really is our shepherd, then our wants do not require a worried and wakeful heart. He can do far more in our sleeping than we can do in our waking. And whatever needs tomorrow holds, his provision will prove equal to the task.”

How To Summarize the Gospel in Two Words

How To Summarize the Gospel in Two Words – “Here are two words that can lift our eyes, and then our souls, to that great hill at Calvary from where our help comes.”

Do You Love Controversy?

Do You Love Controversy? – “Love is the identifier that the listening and watching world should know us by. Yet sadly, another love has infiltrated and started to define the church of Jesus Christ: the love of controversy.”

A Prayer for Times of Controversy

A Prayer for Times of Controversy – “Richard Baxter, aware of his own sinfulness, penned a prayer meant to plead God’s help in times of controversy.”

 

Subjective Feelings Need Objective Truth

Subjective Feelings Need Objective Truth – It’s not enough to “feel peace.” Our feelings must be brought under the authority of Jesus as revealed in His Word.

Prince of What Peace?

Prince of What Peace? – How Christmas Overcomes Our Conflicts

Peace That Passes All Understanding

Peace That Passes All Understanding – “The emphasis is not on how we pray. It is on the God who has come close, who hears, and who is with us.”

Why We Sleep (And the God Who Doesn’t)

Why We Sleep (And the God Who Doesn’t) – “Knowing God better really should help us to sleep more soundly.”

 

Finding Peace in an Unanswered Prayer

Finding Peace in an Unanswered Prayer – “I still have unanswered questions. But I also have peace.”

 

Why We Sleep (And the God Who Doesn’t)

Why We Sleep (And the God Who Doesn’t) – “To think about God’s greatness, we naturally tend to talk about what God can do. We, however, are going to consider what God can’t do—and when you realize what God can’t do, his greatness might just blow your mind.”

How to Find Peace in the Midst of Difficult Circumstances

How to Find Peace in the Midst of Difficult Circumstances – “How can you find peace when you’re in the midst of a circumstance that could alter the course of your life? Here are three things.”

Peace Is Not Jesus-Plus-Something

Peace Is Not Jesus-Plus-Something – “When you didn’t give the citizens of Jerusalem what they expected, they crucified you. We don’t reject you—not consciously or obviously. We add to you.”

Being a Peacemaker and Bridge-Builder in a Racially Divided World

Being a Peacemaker and Bridge-Builder in a Racially Divided World – “In the power of the risen Messiah, I don’t have to seek retribution. The cycle of violence must be broken by people of love.”

Why the Apostle Paul Always Used the Same Greeting

Why the Apostle Paul Always Used the Same Greeting – “Paul greeted everyone with grace and peace because he understood our on-going need for both of them.”

Discover “Jehovah Shalom:” The Lord is My Peace

Discover “Jehovah Shalom:” The Lord is My Peace – “The Old Testament defines the word peace as being a state of safety, health, prosperity, and favor. The New Testament defines it as being whole, or complete, secure, and prosperous.”

Why Paul Never Wrote ‘Peace and Grace’

Why Paul Never Wrote ‘Peace and Grace’ – “The order is critical: grace then peace. Grace first. Peace follows.”

Peacemakers Among Warring Nations and Hearts

Peacemakers Among Warring Nations and Hearts – “Jesus help us see and grieve how we’ve turned our attitudes and words into swords, guns, and grenades. Weaponized selfishness, fear, and disappointment can do a lot of unnecessary damage. Forgive us Jesus.”

How to Find Peace in an Anxious, Out-of-Control World

How to Find Peace in an Anxious, Out-of-Control World – Here are some good suggestions.

Embracing Unpopular Truth in an Age of Political Correctness

Embracing Unpopular Truth in an Age of Political Correctness – “There’s a way to respect somebody no matter what they’ve done, because they’re created in God’s image.”