Peace Devotions

Jesus Christ, who is the very light of the world now has to steal away in darkness to have his life spared.

Jesus uses a very simple explanation about two different approaches to life, two different ways of going through life, and ultimately to different final destinations.

I always wish that we knew a little bit more about this gentleman named Simeon.

I do have to say, when people are interpreting Christmas Carol, I think that they miss some of the critical elements.

700 years before the birth of Christ God gave an amazing prophecy through Isaiah. In Isaiah 7:14 we hear this:

A few years ago, I went whitewater rafting. I was so excited for the trip. I was looking forward to the adventure.

Two American soldiers on an American troops ship came up to their chaplain and asked this question: “Do you believe in hell?”

There's a psychological phenomenon that I think that we're all a little bit susceptible to. It's called rosy retrospection.

The United States, like many other countries around the world, celebrates a day of Thanksgiving. Maybe it begs the question, who do we thank?

I always felt bad that I didn't give much when I was in school. Thank you for being my church home while I was in college.

The Gospel has a transformational quality for our own personal lives and our marriages and our relationships to our children.

Sometimes we struggle with being patient. One of the professions that we have in our world that I think demonstrates the most patience and most reliance upon God is the vocation of farmer.

Sometimes we're tempted to think that we are self-made people. I have earned this. I have done this.

Revenge feels good if someone hurts us. Our natural reaction is to try to pay them back, to make them feel that same sort of pain that we felt.

The Old Testament is full of these rules, these customs and rituals that seem so foreign to us today.

They say there are two seasons in Minnesota, winter and road construction. And have had to painfully deal with road construction over these past number of months.

It's a silly story, but it is fun to think that we have someone who does the worrying for us here and we don't have to pay for it at all.

We were once in darkness. We once had a filter covering our vision, like a filter on the end of a camera.

I've said for years that my favorite Bible passages from Second Timothy Chapter two, verse 13

Any time we look to our selves to try to cover up who we are and what we are and what we have done wrong, the result is catastrophic.

Where you sit matters. And what I mean by that is the people you allow to have an influence over you truly matters.

How do you explain the Christian faith to someone? One approach might be to focus on natural law, to focus on conscience and to point people ultimately to Christ and what he has done for them.

Do you know anyone who's a backseat driver? Have you ever been a backseat driver?

It's interesting that she had this strong craving to be with fellow Christians, to be with people that love Jesus and love his word.

Today is actually a special day in the church year. It's called Saint Michael and All Angels Day.