I am struck by how often I have felt what I imagine these parents felt—a paradox between the peaceful, sleeping children and the worries, concerns, and fear that come with living in a world full of really bad news.
Articles tagged with peace
Peace in a Bag of Flour: Looking for Contentment in Chaos
For most of my life, I have tried to find peace in doing enough of the right things. I believed if I worked hard enough, busied myself with enough things, and developed skills in enough areas I would eventually arrive at some undisclosed location where there would be peace.
Making Peace with a God of Vengeance
There is a move among many Christians to embrace the mercy and grace reflected in restorative justice while rejecting or minimizing the importance of punishment and retributive notions of justice.
Advent Peace: The Time Between Time
This Advent season, iAt reflects on each week's theme (Hope, Peace, Joy, & Love) and how the promise of the incarnation transforms how we view what's happening in our culture today. We continue this week with Peace.
Happiness, Blessing, and Flourishing
Perhaps the psalmist is right: those who listen to God’s word, who know it, who follow it, they are flourishing.
What do Jude, Bob Barker, Walter Cronkite and Jerry Springer Have in Common?
We all are called to speak the benediction on our hearts. We are called to end every interaction with love, compassion, and hope, so that these blessings too will become known, embodied, and lived out throughout God’s amazing world.