• The Prince of Peace

    “For unto us a child is born”, the Prince of Peace. Christ is the ultimate Prince of Peace. While we celebrate that every year during Christmas, it can seem difficult to understand how we can truly have peace in our lives. Most people will say that peace can only come when there isn’t war. Or when you focus on yourself. They will say that there is no way you will find peace in difficulty. I believe this is wrong. Peace can always come. Those who believe in Christ say that when you follow him, peace can come to you. While I believe the same thing, I also believe that if…

  • How to Find Peace

    I remember driving through New England on a winter morning many years ago. As we traveled on a Vermont highway, we crested a mountain and descended into a beautiful wooded valley. A storm had passed that way the previous night. Snow had blanketed the entire area and the trees were encased in ice. As the sun lifted, the whole landscape glistened like a thousand polished diamonds. The entire episode only lasted a minute before the sun disappeared behind some clouds, but to this day I can see and feel that moment. It was stunning, breathtaking, mesmerizing, and an utterly defying description. To me, peace is equally description defying. Webster’s dictionary…

  • How a Car Crash Gave Me Peace

    Last year, I was in a car crash. The car crash wasn’t my fault, instead, I was hit from behind after the car in front of me stopped short. The crash was sudden but I quickly moved to the side and got out of my car. It wasn’t until after I went to school and switched around cars with my mom that I realized that something was wrong with my head. I could speak right and I was really tired. I knew I needed to go to the hospital. They told me I had a concussion. I never had had a concussion before but it was during those next two…

  • Three Topics That Makeup Peace

    It’s December! I can’t believe that 2019 is almost done when I feel like it just has started. It’s almost like I need to go back to the beginning of the year and try again but this time more slowly. With Christmas happening this month, I like to try to make the theme a bit more Christmassy. That is why I am talking about peace this month. One thing I love about peace is that it encompasses many different topics that we have covered before. For example, it includes gratitude which we covered last November when I interviewed Carolyn about her gratitude. It is amazing that she has been through…