Carrying Blessings and Burdens

There is an old legend about three men and their sacks. Each man had two sacks, one tied in front of his neck and the other tied on his back. When the ...

Jimmy Stewart's Reliance on God

Actor Jimmy Stewart found comfort in Psalm 91. When the United States entered World War II in 1941, Stewart enlisted in the Army Air Corps and prepared ...

Christina Ricci's Self-Mutilation

In a Rolling Stone interview, Christina Ricci talks about self-mutilation and pain when a teenager:

She stretches; her sleeves ride up; there are raised ...

Love MY Neighbor

Leaving the sanctuary, a church member comments: "I'd like to see you love MY neighbor."

Tranquility, Gentleness, and Strength

All our action ... must be peaceful, gentle, and strong. That suggests ... an immense depth, and an invulnerable steadiness which come from the fact that ...

Peace and Security

Peace is the opposite of security.

City of Peace?

The feeling of being beset by blind forces is especially strong in the mixed city of Jerusalem. ... Hardly a day passes in the "holy city" without ...

Victory with God

Before the winds that blow do cease,

Teach me to dwell within Thy calm;

Before the pain has passed in peace,

Give me, my God, to sing a song.

Let me not lose ...

A Prayer to the Educator

O Educator, be gracious to thy children, O Educator, Father, Guide of Israel, Son and Father, both one, Lord. Give to us, who follow thy command, to fulfill ...

Peace Is the Presence of God

Peace is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of God.