The four Advent themes are love, joy, peace, and hope. This week we're talking about peace, but I wanted to take a different approach to it. I want to talk abou...
...he merciful Christian is not one who shuts anybody out. He is not one who thinks anyone beneath his notice. He would be glad if he could bring to Jesus the m...
Romans 5:1-5
What does it take to live in peace? Enough to pay bills with some left over for entertainment? No one in the family arguing? Secure employment? ...
"I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out." -Luke 19:40
But could the stones cry out? Assuredly they could if ...
"I came not to send peace on earth, but a sword." -Matthew 10:34
The Christian will be sure to make enemies. It will be one of his objects to make none; but ...
Christmas is about hope.
The word "hope" in the Bible bears no relation to the way the world commonly uses it. It doesn’t mean “I hope so,” but rather “I’m c...
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come ...
"My people shall dwell in quiet resting places." -Isaiah 32:18
Peace and rest belong not to the unregenerate, they are the peculiar possession of the Lord's ...
Galatians 5:22-23
Imagine buying a tree. It has no leaves on it or any fruit because it is only a seedling ready to plant. Unless there was a tag attached, w...
A mandate is an official order or commission to do something. That’s the noun. The adjective form is mandatory. Sometimes we don’t like mandates—including the o...
Peace seems to be one of the best ideals people can think of in this world. If you Google the word "peace," you will get over one billion results. The top 10 re...
