Northern Roads by Jeremy Norton

Tag: peace

Bible, Gospels, OT

Have You Ever Wondered, “Why Shepherds?”

An Advent Journey through Psalm 23: Have you ever wondered, “Why shepherds?” What’s the shepherds’ role in the Christmas narrative? Why did God choose these humble caretakers to witness the birth of the Messiah? In seeking out answers, we’ll find them today in an ancient, potentially unlikely source. We’ll explore the timeless wisdom found in Psalm 23, written by the shepherd David. From that text, we’ll widen our focus to discover the peace offered by our Good Shepherd, Jesus.

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Discipleship, Leadership

2021 has been quite a year, hasn’t it?

How are you doing? Maybe you’re experiencing yet another, COVID-Christmas? Maybe you’re entering into another year of on and off restrictions? We’ve all been watching the constant news cycle reminding us of yet another virus variant, and that the pandemic is far from over. And no matter your stand on masks, vaccines, or the pandemic as a whole, it’s a burden.

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Bible, Discipleship

HOW TO GO FORWARD IN PEACE

How much peace are you experiencing these days? Would you define this chapter of your life as a peaceful one? Maybe that’s an unfair question in the current state of the world.

Imagine our world if every conversation ended with “Go in Peace”. Imagine if the the last word we said to each other in conversation was, “peace”. What would our society look like?

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Bible, Leadership

HOW TO WEATHER THE STORM

4 Passages To Peace Jesus was teaching by the Sea of Galilee. On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us

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Bible, Ministry

ANTICIPATING THE ARRIVAL OF JESUS: PEACE

6 Study Questions On Peace. Peace on whom His favour rests! Here’s this week’s advent addition, centred on Peace. To view our first week Advent study on

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Bible, Music, OT

Finding the Comfort of a Spacious Place

This morning, reading through Psalm 118, there were a couple of verses sparked my interested. “Let those who fear the LORD say: ‘His love endures forever.’ When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.” (Ps. 118:4-5)

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