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What is peace? Is it even attainable? There seems to be as many answers to those questions as there are those of us on earth. Some people believe that peace is only the absence of war while others think that one can be at war and still have peace. Some see any problem, even theContinue reading “Peace”

Today is World Kindness Day. Thinking of kindnesses received often brings smiles to our faces. This day came as a result of a movement that started in Switzerland in 1998 and grew to include over 28 other nations. Its moto is to “pledge to join together to build a kinder and more compassionate world.”[1] IsContinue reading “World Kindness Day”

There is a story told of a 60 year old man and his wife who decided to spread the Gospel. Viashima Agu and his wife Rumun traveled from their home in Nigeria to Liberia, a country struggling to recover after 14 years of civil war.[1] He had many obstacles but he wasn’t daunted. He didn’tContinue reading “Die With My Shoes On”

Justice is something we all seek. We want to be treated fairly. When we buy a product, we expect it to live up to everything its package promises. Buying food, we expect it to be edible. After depositing money in the bank, we expect it to be there when we want to withdraw it. Lately,Continue reading “Justice”

Ravi Zacharias once told about a call he received late one night. The caller was someone in  healthcare, who had been exposed to a terrible disease simply because of a paper-thin cut, and was asking for prayer.[1] Ravi goes on to warn his audience to avoid those paper-thin cuts to our souls. It could comeContinue reading “Paper-thin Cut”

If you knew it was going to rain for the next seven days, would you go on a vacation? Or would you plan to spend some indoor time with your family? If you knew you had no suntan lotion, would you spend an entire day on the beach on the hottest day in July? OrContinue reading “It’s Coming”

Some have said, “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. I’ve never been a fan of that advice. Sometimes life doesn’t give you lemons, but something much worse. Sometimes all you can do is endure the present moment and hope for a better tomorrow, even if that better tomorrow is years away. You can’t thinkContinue reading “An Impossible Dream?”

Have you ever seen any of the superhero characters? Superman of old could leap the tallest building in a single bounce. Spiderman throws his web and jumps as far as he desires. The bionic man could run faster than any man or any human invention. If you think of something you would like to do,Continue reading “Superheroes”

I recently fell into a problem, that I didn’t first recognize as a problem. Then suddenly what I was facing became very obvious. I immediately repented of not coming to the LORD before walking into what now appeared to be quicksand. Then I berated myself. How could I not have recognized this! But after aContinue reading “It’s Bigger Than You”

Did you fail? Do others fail you? Does peace seem like a pipe dream? Sometimes we see all that’s wrong in our world and think, “I can do something about this.” And most often we do. If the milk is spilt, we clean it up. If a chair needs fixed, we get to work. ThereContinue reading “Finding Peace”