Category Archives: Peace Issues

The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows. Martin Luther King, Jr. I ran across this quote in my studies this week and don’t recall ever seeing it before.  … Continue reading →

It came upon the midnight clear,That glorious song of old,From angels bending near the earthWith news of joy foretold,"Peace on the earth, good will to menFrom heaven’s all gracious King."The world in solemn stillness lay,To hear the angels sing. These … Continue reading →

"Peaceable Kingdom"  from Sunday, December 9, 2007My sermon at FBC, Shreveport (this was the one from the Sanctuary Service"

I’m preaching from the lectionary texts–Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12–for this Sunday as we light the Candle of Peace.  There are some great paintings out there that illustrate Isaiah 11, but I like Edward Hicks’. Read the background to it here.

Peace Post #4 In the last of my Peace Posts, I focused on what Jesus had to say to the crowd of his time in regard to how they could resist the mistreatment of their captors by turning the other … Continue reading →

“If anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also.” Matthew 5:39  This is one of those phrases still commonly used, yet frequently misunderstood. I always struggled with this teaching of Jesus, wondering how it could be practically … Continue reading →

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God." (Matthew 5:9) This is what Jesus had to say atop a mountain a couple thousand years ago. It’s amazing to consider how these words impacted the crowd gathered … Continue reading →

I have been wanting to post some thoughts on the issue of peace and have come to the conclusion that it is best to just pick a day of the week as a regular time for peace posts.  The title … Continue reading →