Preaching is a communal event. In "Gifts of Grace in a Place of Peace," Michael P. Hanck discovers himself, while a vicar, to be a preacher, with the help of God and his congregation. As he moves through his time of preaching, major themes emerge, including endurance in the faith, suffering, the purpose and importance of the cross, the joy and hope of the resurrection, and the importance of having one's faith struggle with real life issues, with hardships and blessings and the changing of the times. In all of this, God's Grace is the most important thing. This is a journey of preaching, finding Christ at the center.