Category: Peace
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The Sea Cushion: Peace in God’s Presence
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 (NIV) People who’ve spent time in submarines, under the surface of the ocean, speak of a “Sea Cushion.” Below a certain depth, the water is relatively smooth –no matter what the wind-driven waves are doing…
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Being Still
“David, be still!” I heard this a lot as a kid. Usually it was my dad or two older brothers and all they wanted was for me to stop squirming and be quiet. In fact, when I was six years old my older brother offered to give me a dollar to be quiet for 15…
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Peace by Piece
For three years, Matsuko longed to return to the farm, near Salinas, California, where her husband Hayato’s family had grown strawberries for three generations. It was home. During the Second World War, she and her family were among the many Japanese Americans forcibly interred in camps. Finally, the war ended and the Nakamura family returned.…
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The Prince of Peace in Our Time
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa The blogger, poojaG, has a weekly feature on, lifesfinewhine, called Six Word Story. Awhile back, her weekly entry read: “It just keeps on getting crazier.” PoojaG didn’t speculate about the cause of the craziness, but my…
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God’s Psychiatry
The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 39:18 (NIV In 2007, after a second bout with cancer, my dad died. I realize this isn’t the most engaging starting sentence, but please stay with me. A few months after dad passed, my wife and I were visiting…
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Don’t Feed the Fears
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 My family loves to celebrate Independence Day, but our little dog doesn’t. To say she’s afraid of fireworks is…
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