God is Ever-Present

by | Oct 1, 2025 | Devotions

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...

God Sits With Us

by | Sep 29, 2025 | Devotions

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,...

Surely the LORD IS in This Place!

by | Sep 26, 2025 | Devotions

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...

The First Born Displaced

by | Sep 24, 2025 | Devotions

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....

Follow Where God Leads

by | Sep 22, 2025 | Devotions

Today’s author is Intentional Interim Pastor, Steve Sylvester. “There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is goldAnd she’s buying a stairway to Heaven” I was never a Led Zeppelin fan (although I am certainly a fan of Robert Plant’s recent...

A Universe of Relationships

by | Sep 19, 2025 | Devotions

Today’s author is Prince of Peace member, Carol Swanson. by Unsplash I am a person of faith in a loving God who has created this universe and is continually involved with all that is in creation from moment to moment. God calls us into relationship, and we are...