Let Go of the Argument
We can more often than we might think let go of the argument. That does not mean being a pushover. It does mean letting kindness...
The Peace of Truth
The Peace of Trust Jesus’ birth was clearly of humble origins. We can’t gloss over this fact. It was humble – and it was honest...
Finding Peace with Who We Are
Finding Peace with Who We Are Powerfully, in the Advent season, Mary proclaims that she is both blessed and humbled. Blessed and humble. These two...
Peace in Imperfect Moments
Peace in Imperfect Moments Christmas is filled with moments from absurdly joyful, to messy and frustrating. How do we find peace even in the imperfect?
The Gift of Peace: This Christmas
God promises us a “peace that passes all understanding.” That is a different kind of peace than the peace we are most familiar with –...
Laughter
Laughter We can think of peace as inactivity. Or we could hold it as “flowering laughter” as our worlds expand and grow.
Taming Those Crazy Thoughts
Taming Those Crazy Thoughts We have an inmost, the life of our soul. And we have outermost, the life of our body. Between the two...
What is Your Job?
What is Your Job? The human vocation is to reflect God’s love. Knowing that can put us all in a better place.
The Fruits of the Spirit
In the book of Galatians (5:22-23), Paul lists nine “fruits of the spirit” – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. This...
Freedom From The Voices That Haunt Us
Many struggle with voices in their head that do anything but serve. Freed from those voices, even temporarily, we find moments of God-given peace. How...
Freedom to Live
The whole name-of-the-game, from a Christian New Church perspective, is freedom. If we back up to the broadest of views, what does freedom, as it...
Search for the Sacred
Search for the Sacred We search for the sacred. And where it is often found? Quiet awe. The sacred is much quieter, much more about...
