Contents

Peace Full
Peace is Jesus' deepest desire for us. Peace is not a process or a place or a plea, but a Person. Jesus is the Prince of Peace.

The Surprising Women in Jesus' Family Tree
Joy A. Schroeder
Who are these wild women in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus? How are they related to the Prince of Peace?

Beyond Earth Day
Kim Winchell
Faithful earthkeeping is at the heart of who we are as people of God.

Sisters in Christ: 22 years and Counting
Marie Reyner
Learn how this reader experienced our oneness in Christ while traveling in Africa.

God's Resurrection Justice
Barbara K. Lundblad
The bright light of the Resurrection didn't stay in the tomb. It spread out through ordinary men and women wherever the story was told.

Tumbled Wet
Sue Gamelin
When we're baptized we're tossed into waters that tumble us wet. We see all kinds of people being tumbled with us.

Poor Pitiful Me: Your Inner Whiner
Christa von Zychlin
How can we make peace with our own inner whiner?

Departments
Voices
Joyful Hope
Audrey Novak Riley

Give Us This Day
Song of Peace
Marj Leegard

Calendar Notes
April
Audrey Novak Riley

Let Us Pray
Increasing Peace
Debra K. Farrington

We Recommend
Resources for action, advocacy, programs, or further study.

Bible Study
Blessed to Follow: The Beatitudes as a Compass for Discipleship
Martha E. Stortz
Session 8: Making Peace and Being Peace
Christ is the peace of God, and that peace permeates every page of Scripture. The Hebrew scriptures call that peace shalom. Shalom fuses justice and peace.

Health Wise
Stress: The Silent Killer
Molly M. Ginty

Grace Notes
Easter Grace
Linda Post Bushkofsky

Amen!
Lament and Hope
Catherine Malotky

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