Poetic Reflections on Ruth

Today’s author is Prince of Peace member Carol Swanson. I offer three poems for your reflections by Thomas John Carlisle, from Eve and After: Old Testament Women in Portrait, pp 60-61. This book can be found in our library. NOT FORTY YEARSNot forty years across...
What are you thankful for?

What are you thankful for?

As part of our Thanksgiving Eve service on November 25, a slideshow will feature images conveying what Prince of Peace members are especially thankful for. This is where you come in! You’re invited to submit one or two photos to be included in this slideshow. Please...

The Book of Ruth

Today’s author is Prince of Peace member Carol Swanson. Read the Book of Ruth (4 chapters). Photo of image from Lutheran Study Bible Last week, when I was thinking about writing devotions for this week, our women’s Circle bible study from Gather magazine was on...

Joshua: A Shaky Bridge

Today’s author is Prince of Peace member Scott Tunseth. I remember the first time I walked across the suspension bridge over the St. Louis River at Jay Cooke State Park. I had to hold on tightly as the design of the bridge allowed for more side-to- side movement...

Written in Stone?

Today’s author is Prince of Peace member Scott Tunseth. Almost every image we have of Moses and the Ten Commandments is of him holding or receiving tablets of stone. Curiously, the stone tablets aren’t mentioned when God gives the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20....

If

Today’s author is Prince of Peace member Scott Tunseth. In Exodus 19:3-7 God calls to Moses on the mountain in Sinai and makes a stunning promise, “You have seen what I did to the Egyptians and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now,...

Ten Life-giving Words

Today’s author is Prince of Peace member Debbie Jorgens. Exodus 20:1-17 When I was young – probably 7 or 8 years old – I got into an argument with my mother. This was a rare occurrence because first, my mother had the patience of a saint, and second,...