The Prince of Peace? Really? As I have been sharing, God had me in Matthew chapter 10 for much of the early part of last year and it really confronted the way I had been seeing the world and my place in it. I really identify with the disciples who thought the Messiah was going to bring a political Kingdom with political power. It is easy for Christian mission to fall into the trap of wanting to bring Christendom (dominion by Christians) instead of Christ and His Kingdom. I would love to “win”, to “get there”, to “overcome”, but it turns out that perhaps that’s not part of the plan: