As I was putting together a sermon on the topic of peace, I went back in history to the year 1805 in Alberta, Canada. That was the year when a great Indigenous man was born. He became known as Chief Broken Arm. Why? Because right after he was born, his mother left her baby boy lying in the grass. The desperate mother thought she wouldn't be able to raise him herself. At the same time, a horse race was taking place at that spot and the baby's arm got broken.
Broken Arm survived and became a strong and powerful warrior and leader. Although peace treaties were common at that time, this young chie...
