This week’s edition of Peace in the Storm is based on a Bible verse that I encountered a few days ago: Here is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is the duty of every person. (Ecclesiastes 12:13 – New Living Translation) Those are among the final words of the book […]

As humans, we don’t often think about what we can’t see, hear, taste, touch or feel in our immediate surroundings. We evaluate what our senses detect, do our own reasoning, and come to our own conclusions. “That’s the way this is.” “That’s the way that is.” “This is what would make things better.” It all […]

This week’s message is simple, yet critical, to experiencing lasting peace. The words come from Jesus: "Your eye is a lamp for your body. A pure eye lets sunshine into your soul. But an evil eye shuts out the light and plunges you into darkness. Make sure that the light you think you have is […]

Do you know what it feels like to be utterly helpless? It’s the feeling of a newborn baby that finds himself in a foreign world, unable to help himself in any way. All he can do is cry and hope that someone cares enough to hold him, or feed him, or change him. He can’t […]

I’m sorry to say I don’t have a new message for you this week, but instead, I encourage you to take a few moments to pray for the thousands of people who have been tragically affected by hurricane Katrina in the past week. I’ve seen the images on TV, as I’m sure you have, and […]

Last week, as I was reading the Bible, I came upon this verse: Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the LORD tests the heart. Proverbs 17:3 (New Living Translation) I paused to think about what that means in a practical sense, and I also sought some additional insight on the testing of […]

Throughout the Old Testament, we read of God’s people walking with Him, and then going far astray, and then coming back, and then going astray, over and over again. The ninth chapter of the Old Testament book of Nehemiah records highlights of this cycle, and we see that no matter how many times it repeats, […]

The last issue of Peace in the Storm generated more responses than any single issue before it, affirming that none of us are alone in our desire to find the purpose, or God’s will, for our lives. As a matter of fact, the sermon we heard in church on Sunday was simply titled: “God’s Will.” […]

This week’s installment of Peace in the Storm continues on the theme of contentment. While there are several factors that can affect our feeling of contentment or discontentment with our lives, in my experience, one of the greatest is whether or not we feel like we are fulfilling our purpose in life. Specifically, it seems […]

Today’s word is content: Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied. I came across that word – content – as I was preparing to lead the Christ Church-La Vergne Bible study a couple of weeks ago. This is the verse where I first found it: Since I know it is all for Christ’s good, […]