Do you ever feel powerless in the storms of life? Does life ever feel unbearable? There may be periods in life when a storm comes upon us. Perhaps your storm is financial. Perhaps it is relational. Or perhaps it is an internal struggle that no one knows about. Regardless, peace seems no where to be found.… Read More »
It is easy for me to become impatient with those that I love the most. Perhaps this is because there are more opportunities for me to sin given the time I spend with loved ones, or perhaps I practice less self-control around loved ones because I’m not afraid of what they think of me! I… Read More »
Is forgiveness conditioned on repentance? In other words, would you be a softy for forgiving someone who shows no remorse for his wrong doing and offers no signs of repentance? Perhaps your offender doesn’t even know he did anything wrong and is oblivious to his actions, or even worse, perhaps he adamantly insists that he… Read More »
This is a guest post by Pastor Mike Sharrett, a pastor that has served in the PCA. Paul makes the amazing assertion in Philippians 3:20 that “our citizenship is in heaven.” That no doubt resonated well with his audience because Philippi was a Roman colony and therefore its inhabitants enjoyed the rights and privileges of… Read More »
(Authors note: As I read this blog post a decade later (2023) and having grown in my understanding of how oppression desecrates the image of God in both the oppressor and the victim, I want to clarify that there are times to leave an oppressive relationship. There are Biblical examples of people fleeing for safety… Read More »
The next time you face a conflict, consider whether you are forgetting your duty, depravity, or destiny. In the final Keynote Address of the 2013 Peacemaker Conference, Tara Barthel, a “recovering attorney”, wife, and mother gave us the 3 D’s checklist of remembrance, a tool that has served her well in dealing with conflict. We can… Read More »
This is a guest post by Pastor William Harrell, the founding pastor at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, a PCA church in Norfolk, Virginia. For over 30 years, “Pastor Bill” has faithfully served the flock in preaching, teaching, and pastoring. We are familiar with our Lord’s teaching concerning the speck we can so readily see in our brother’s… Read More »
At the 2013 Peacemaker Conference, Daniel Teater, the President of Live at Peace Ministries, had the opportunity to call us to strive for unity. Using Philippians 1:27 to 2:11, he asked us,”What gospel is your life gospelling?” In other words, what news is your life transmitting? What good news is your life proclaiming? Daniel explained… Read More »
Bishop Mouneer Anis, the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Egypt, delivered his Keynote Address this morning at the 2013 Peacemaker Conference. It was refreshing, challenging, and encouraging to hear how Bishop Mouneer led his congregation in Egypt to respond to enemy attacks with gospel love. Bishop Mouneer recounted how on August 13, 2013, 42… Read More »
In this morning’s Keynote Address, Dale Pyne, the new CEO of Peacemaker Ministries called peacemakers to be advocates of freedom. Have you ever considered that the world and those in conflict are in slavery and bondage to sin? Whoever sins is a slave to sin. And seeing this bondage should make us desire to be abolitionists.… Read More »