My dad is a great storyteller. One of his best is about a pig. He was training Vietnamese villagers on how to fight against the communists. One day he took his newly trained “soldiers” out into the jungle when all of a sudden, gunshots rang out. The Vietnamese trainees were… Read More
Archive Tag: peace
Advent: Peace Out Of A Mess
The Bible doesn’t begin with God making everything out of nothing. It begins with God creating peace out of a mess. In the beginning, God created the sky and the land. Now, the land was formless and empty, darkness was on the surface of the deep abyss, and the Spirit… Read More
Advent: Peace
This second week of Advent is all about peace. What is peace? To most of us these days, peace is the absence of conflict. Or it’s stress-free tranquility and relaxation. A time without war is peaceful and a nap on a quiet Sunday afternoon is too.But the ancient peace of… Read More
What Causes Me To Doubt Christianity
I’ve seen a lethargic infant girl held in the skeleton arms of her mother. I’ve heard eyewitnesses tell stories of how religious warfare destroyed their life and nation. I’ve prayed with a leper whose healing has never come. I’ve been rebutted by eloquent atheist apologists spewing razor-sharp logic and philosophy.… Read More
Peace Lessons From Bob Dylan & Sushi
Sitting in Starbucks with my road manager Ben waiting to board a plane, Bob Dylan came through the speakers. I love his songs…when someone else is singing them. But, oh, his voice! Tin can in a blender to my ears. But I have lots of cool musician friends who swear… Read More
How To Make Peace
I spent some much needed time in the book of James this morning reminding myself how peace is broken and made. Yesterday, my oldest and youngest got into a spat. The oldest hates conflict and will do anything to make it stop. And she did. She gave in to the… Read More