Peace in the Storm

A place for hope & encouragement

Broken

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As long as we want to be interesting, distinct, special, and worthy of special praise, we are pulled away from the deep realization that we are like other people, that we are part of the human race, and, in the final analysis, that we are not different but the same. – Henri Nouwen, Spiritual Direction […]

The Next Chapter: Living God’s Way

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It was almost exactly seven years ago when I launched Peace in the Storm, in January 2005. It was a different time in my life. It was a different time in your life. It was a different time in the life of online communication – no Twitter! no Facebook! Today, the next chapter begins. Thanks for […]

PITS Featured in Christians with Chronic Illness Blog Carnival

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The May edition of the "Christians with Chronic Illness" blog carnival is now posted at http://chronicillnesssupport.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/christians-with-chronic-illness-blog-carnival-2, and I'm honored that a recent post from Peace in the Storm was included ("An Opportunity for Joy"). As many of you know, PITS is largely comprised of Bible verses and passages that have been a source of strength […]

An Opportunity for Joy

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Something to think about: "Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy." – James 1:2 (New Living Translation) The version of the Bible I was reading offline – also New Living Translation, but apparently a different edition – replaces "consider" with "let," which for some reason strikes […]

O Come All Ye Faithful

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Several weeks ago, I was refreshed, revived, invigorated – pick a word – when John Fischer spoke at our church's men's retreat. I've been receiving John's "Catch of the Day" emails since then, and I really appreciate his ministry. One of his recent writings seemed to fit well with both the Christmas season and the […]

Yet I Will Rejoice (Habakkuk 3:18)

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I departed from my "scheduled" Bible reading today and opened the Bible in search of random (or Spirit-led) inspiration. First I opened the book to 1 Kings. I don’t want to read there. Next I opened it to Isaiah. I read from there not too long ago. (This isn’t sounding very random anymore, is it?) […]

Looking for Peace, Wisdom and Understanding

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That title, I suppose, sums up what I’ve been up to over the past several weeks. What about you? I haven’t written a Peace in the Storm post since the "What David Knew" series, so I thought I would check in with some recent musings from my journal… Inspired by a sermon series at our […]

What David Knew: God’s Love

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The "What David Knew" series is officially over, but I wanted to share just one follow-up post. As I was reviewing the text of Psalm 139:13-18 from week to week while writing this series, what became clear to me was that what David knew could be summed up this way: David knew God’s love. For […]