Inner Peace

Character and Understanding

With the kind You show Yourself kind; With the blameless You show Yourself blameless … The LORD my God illumines my darkness. (Psalm 18:25–28)

When I was a teenager — and I still remember this moment like it was yesterday — I was beginning to learn what…

The Patience and Peace of Christ

Then Jesus answered, “O Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you?”

Matthew 17:17

Christ is patient with our failings and weaknesses. That we have a Savior who is…

Toward a Brighter Day

The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.

Proverbs 4:18

This is one of my favorite verses in the Bible, and one from which I derive constant encouragement and strength. The…

His Peace

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

John 14:27

It can be said that this verse in four short sentences gives a complete view of the Christian faith — at…

The Ruling Peace

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts… you were called to peace.

Colossians 3:15

Many things can rule instead, and they will be like dictators to our hearts.

Sharing Grace with Others

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:9