Poetic Reflections on Ruth

by | Oct 23, 2026 | Devotions

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...

The Book of Ruth

by | Oct 21, 2026 | Devotions

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

by | Oct 19, 2026 | Devotions

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?

by | Oct 16, 2026 | Devotions

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

by | Oct 14, 2026 | Devotions

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

by | Oct 12, 2026 | Devotions

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,...