Peace in the Storm

A place for hope & encouragement

Your Prayers Are Being Answered

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What if everything you encounter today, whether pleasant or unpleasant, is an answer to your prayer(s)? No way! That’s impossible! Well then… What if, whether that’s true or not, you choose to believe it is so? Given that what happens, happens, no matter how you choose to view it — whether you curse it or celebrate […]

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 […]

Dare to Hope

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I don’t write here frequently anymore, but I found six POWERFUL words in the Bible this morning that I had to share. But first, this: He has made me grind my teeth on gravel. He has rolled me in the dust. Peace has been stripped away, and I have forgotten what prosperity is. I cry […]

Life Happens Here

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Imagine this (if you can): You’ve just been driven from your homeland – from the country and the way of life that you know and love. There’s no way to feel but robbed and defeated. Now you’re stuck living with “the enemy” – in captivity – for 70 years. It’s a recipe for misery. How could you go […]

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 […]