Advent Devotions
All are invited as we Make Room this Advent season.
gather Devotional
Gather, the magazine of Women of the ELCA, offers a mix of articles, theological reflections, devotions and stories of comfort and challenge that help readers grow in faith and engage in ministry and action.
If you are looking for an Advent devotional, gather has one available on their website to download. Prince of Peace has a few hard copies available in the Narthex.
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God is Ever-Present
Today's author is Prince of Peace member, Steve Sveom. Photo by William Peynichou on Unsplash The scripture reading from September 28 tells the story of Moses’ encounter with God in the burning bush. Exodus 3-4 recounts this encounter with God who tells Moses to take...
God Sits With Us
Today's author is Intentional Interim Pastor, Steve Sylvester. Photo by Nicolas Denorme on Unsplash Every now and then, after I preach a sermon, someone will say something like, “I don’t think that’s what that passage was about.” I typically hear that as, “I...
Surely the LORD IS in This Place!
Today's author is Prince of Peace member, Scott Tunseth. By an anonymous artist in the Illustrated Facial Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible, 1560s. After the trickster Jacob receives the blessing of his father Isaac, he must flee from his angry brother Esau. Isaac tells...
The First Born Displaced
Today's devotional author is Prince of Peace member, Scott Tunseth. Isaac blesses Jacob as Rebekah looks on. By Gerrit Willemsz Horst, 1638. This week the Narrative Lectionary served up two stories that are focused essentially on Jacob, son of Isaac and Rebekah. The...