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Peace Without Any Answers
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Peace Without Any Answers

April 13, 2022 | By Yoska Guta TD’25

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does God allow evil? Where is God in the midst of suffering?

Growing up, my parents always taught me that it was okay, and even good, to ask questions about and of God. And although I wanted to believe them, I was convinced that if I questioned God’s character or His decisions, He would either meet me with wrath or be deeply disappointed. So, I made a subconscious decision to never question.

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In Pursuit of Peace
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In Pursuit of Peace

March 9, 2021 | By Katie Painter TD ‘23

Squeezing my eyes shut, I crouched at the bottom of the staircase and placed my hands over my ears. My stomach clenched as warm, salty tears began to drop from my eyes. I drew my knees up to my chest and waited for silence to overtake the clamor of voices hurling acerbic words overhead.

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Peace, Which Transcends All Understanding, Including a Yalie's
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Peace, Which Transcends All Understanding, Including a Yalie's

Oct 24, 2012 | By April Koh TD ‘14

We hear it a lot in the Christian community: "Lord, give us Your peace, which transcends all understanding."

It's almost become cliché -- like, whenever we say "peace," we have to tack on that verse from Philippians 4:7: "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

But what on earth does "transcend[ing] all understanding" entail? What does that peace even look like?

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Flood Waters
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Flood Waters

By Serena Riddle, BF ‘21. Serena is majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Not only in our studies, but in the trials of life that sweep us off our feet and feel like they’re pulling us under, this song is a heartfelt reminder of the Father who gathers us under his wings and is a “refuge for us” (Psalm 62:8).

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