Peace in the Haze
Stories and Scripture to Inspire and Energize
World-Weary Hearts On Embracing the
Serenity of Christ 

“Peacemakers are people who breathe grace.” This quote by author Ken Sande, is a word picture for the heart of peacemaking, breathing grace into a situation that is currently lacking it. Our world needs grace breathers right now. In part one of this series I shared Christ’s call for us to become courageous peacemakers. Here are some practical ideas about how to do it. As a novice peacemaker myself, I hunted for writers with the goods on this topic. I linked three of the bes

“Sharon’s ice blue eyes are cold and piercing, not kind at all.” I stared at the words, stunned that my college friend wrote them in her journal. Doreen (name changed) asked me to meet her in her dorm room to walk to lunch together. I arrived at an empty room, but Doreen’s journal laid open on her bed. I nosed where I did not belong. The result was a deep pain that instantly changed my feelings about Doreen and our friendship. I never said a word to Doreen about what I read t

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