Posts with the category “peace”

On the evening of the first Easter, Jesus appears to his frightened disciples and speaks words of peace to them, but Thomas missed it. When his friends tell him, “We’ve seen the Lord,” Thomas speaks h...  Read More

In his first resurrection appearance to this scared, shamed filled group of disciples, the first word out of Jesus’ mouth isn’t vengeance, or I told you so. No, his first word is peace. Peace be with ...  Read More

In Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain, he teaches us to love everyone without exception—even our enemies. That’s a lot easier said than done, and most of us dismiss this part of Jesus’ teaching as idealistic....  Read More

This week I was blessed to officiate the wedding of a former youth group member from a few churches ago. In my homily I said the following, “I want to keep my words today few. Because words matter. Th...  Read More

This is SHALOM: peace, wholeness, life as God intends....  Read More