Gratitude is a doorway to joy. Not because everything is good, but because God is present in everything.  Read More

Joy is not the denial of fear — it is the defiance of it. Joy is courage rooted in the presence of God.  Read More

Jesus says heaven erupts with joy when what is lost is found.  Read More

Joy is not the result of perfect conditions — it is the surprising work of God breaking into dry places.  Read More

Jesus doesn’t offer the world’s peace — temporary, fragile, and easily disturbed. He gives His peace — steady, present, unshakeable.  Read More

We cannot control how others respond, but we can choose to do our part. Peace is often built through small acts of cooperation, service, and kindness.  Read More

Advent is a season of waiting, but God offers peace not after the waiting — in the waiting.  Read More

Forgiveness is rarely easy, often slow, and always costly — but it is the soil where peace grows.  Read More

Peace is not always the absence of chaos — sometimes it is the presence of Christ within it.  Read More

We often seek peace through trying to win arguments, but Scripture says peace begins with listening.  Read More

God grows peace in places that look like dead stumps — situations that seem hopeless, relationships that seem beyond repair, hearts that feel too wounded to heal.  Read More

A teachable heart is one of God’s greatest gifts.   Read More