Peace in Crisis

Houston's First Baptist Church

When life falls apart, our instinct is to avoid pain through denial, distraction, or trying to handle everything alone. Jesus offers a different path to peace - not by avoiding crisis, but by embracing it in the right way. True biblical peace comes through conquering, just like Rome's Pax Romana, but Jesus conquers through His death on the cross rather than military might. This means embracing our sorrow to gain perspective, embracing our need to look to the Father with honest desperation, and …