The Path to Peace

What This Journal Is

This isn’t a quick fix or a band-aid solution. It’s a comprehensive, biblical approach to heart transformation that addresses not just your behavior, but the heart attitudes and idols that drive that behavior. Over the next 90 days, you’ll move through six distinct stages:

• Days 1-15: Information Stage - Seeing your behavior and its impact clearly

• Days 16-30: Ownership Stage - Taking full responsibility without excuses

• Days 31-45: Transformation Stage - Experiencing gospel-powered heart change

• Days 46-60: Reformation Stage - Building sustainable patterns of change INTRODUCTION І iii

• Days 61-75: Heart Examination Stage - Identifying and destroying heart idols

• Days 76-90: Living as Men of Peace - Integrating transformation into daily life

  Each day includes Scripture, reflection, penetrating questions, a practical challenge, and a prayer focus. This isn’t just information—it’s transformation.

“I have long hoped for a resource like this for men who abuse, and I’m grateful to see it come from my friend Chris Moles. His deep care for both the abused and the abuser is evident on every page, as he draws on decades of hands-on experience and offers concrete, practical pathways toward change. This work is a compelling reminder that real transformation happens in the details—and that no one is beyond the hope and grace of Jesus Christ.”

Jonathan D. Holmes, Executive Director, Fieldstone Counseling; Interim Executive Director, CCEF

"Anger moves fast. Control expects immediate results. Those patterns hurt the people we love. The Path to Peace slows you down, in a good way, and for 90 days takes you through an intentional process of change. Chris Moles is a trusted guide on this journey. Have the courage to go slow, trust the process, and allow the Bible to transform you into a person of peace. You won't be sorry that you did."

 Brad Hambrick, Pastor of Counseling at The Summit Church (Durham, NC) and author of Navigating Destructive Relationships

“Change is possible—but not through willpower, image management, or another promise to “do better.” Real change comes only through humility, honest self-examination, and a life surrendered to Christ. This journey invites you to stop managing appearances and start facing the truth—laying down excuses, releasing your grip on control, and learning to trust the patient, transforming work of God. The Path to Peace offers something far better than quick relief or surface change. It holds out the hope of a genuinely changed heart, a conscience brought into the light, and a restored relationship with God rooted in repentance and grace. Along the way, Chris gently reintroduces you to your Redeemer—the one who alone can reshape a man from the inside out—forming men whose presence brings steadiness and safety, and who grow, over time, into lives marked by integrity, humility, and peace.”

Darby Strickland, CCEF Faculty, Author of Is It Abuse?

"I've worked alongside Chris Moles closely for a decade. Together, we have labored to help men who are willing to put in the work take steps toward becoming men of peace. When I first saw an early draft of this devotional, my heart leapt with excitement! Men, if you want to put in the work, this devotional will lay out the path Chris and I both teach and train on regularly that you need to follow. It is a biblical path and is well-trodden by other men like you. You can do this! Wives, pastors, and others who work with men, this book doesn't offer guaranteed results. The man you love and care about will need to be willing to have his heart searched and changed. But I do think that this devotional, written by a man who walks what he teaches every day, can be a very helpful resource in the hands of a willing reader."

Greg Wilson, D.Ed.Min., LPC Supervisor, Counselor & Co-Author of When Home Hurts