The race has been completed

by | Dec 22, 2025 | Devotions

Today’s author is Prince of Peace Intentional Interim, Pr. Steve Sylvester. A good friend of mine regularly tunes his TV to international track meets.  He started this to fill in the time between cycling grand tours, but he very quickly found himself captivated by a...

Word of Mouth

by | Dec 19, 2025 | Devotions

Today’s author is Prince of Peace member, Debbie Jorgens. Not long ago, I happened to come upon a young, gifted poet whose name is Emily Ruth Hazel. The following is an excerpt from her poem, “Word of Mouth.” I found the entire poem breathtakingly beautiful and...

Sustenance

by | Dec 17, 2025 | Devotions

Today’s author is Prince of Peace member, Debbie Jorgens. Text: Isaiah 55:1-13 My ears perked up the other day when I heard about the simple act of compassion shown by Ann Aiken, U.S. District Court Judge in Oregon, after a 22-year-old woman in immigration custody had...

Why?

by | Dec 15, 2025 | Devotions

Today’s author is Prince of Peace Intentional Interim, Pr. Steve Sylvester. “Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread and your earnings for that which does not satisfy?” Isaiah 55:2 Why indeed?  This is an especially interesting question for...

Hoping for Hope

by | Dec 12, 2025 | Church News, Devotions

Today’s author is Prince of Peace member, Bob Reichman. Ezekiel 37: 1-14 (Valley of Dry Bones) The story of the Valley of Dry Bones is ultimately about hope against all odds. I included this song/poem I wrote as a teenager in the Adult Forum that Marilyn and I...

Bones of Contention

by | Dec 10, 2025 | Devotions

Today’s author is Prince of Peace member, Bob Reichman Ezekiel 37: 1-14 (Valley of Dry Bones) As a child, and well into adulthood, I was very thin. So thin, in fact, that one of my dad’s favorite nicknames for me was “Bones,” as in, “You’re nothing but skin and…” I...