St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Author: Rev. Craig Ross

  • Come and See

    Come and See

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    traditional sermon Epiphany 2 We live in a culture that floods us with words … yes, we literally drown in information of every kind imaginable.   Social media platforms … newspapers … 24-hour TV with a couple of hundred channels … emails … texts … conversations … radio … snail mail pamphlets and newsletters … robo-calls…

  • Godly Light of All Kinds

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    EMAIL DEVOTIONAL week of Epiphany 1 A small shaft of light reflecting off a small mirror … a candle offering dim light in the corner of a dark room … the sun’s rays beating down on your back as you work in your yard … a headlight shining into your car as you drive on…

  • Beloved, Beautiful, Believing

    Beloved, Beautiful, Believing

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    New Day Sermon the baptism of our lord Why did Jesus need to be baptized?  He was sinless.  Maybe the answer is more basic than we realize.

  • A Faith Reminder from Christmas

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    EMAIL DEVOTIONAL – week of Christmas 1 She is on her last legs, I grudgingly admit.  Still drinking a bit of water, but not nearly as much as the day about a month ago when she started hospice care.  We have treated her lovingly, but she is showing some wear and tear.  There are places…

  • Christmas

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    EMAIL DEVOTIONAL CHRISTMAS DAY Please enjoy this reflection by Frederick Buechner from his book, Whistling in the Dark. The lovely old carols played and replayed till their effect is like a dentist’s drill or jack hammer, the bathetic banalities of the pulpit and the chilling commercialism of almost evertything else, people spending money they can’t afford…

  • I Need a Holy Night

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    traditional sermon    Christmas Eve 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:11, KJV) I find it ironic that during a season that is centered upon peace on earth … the peace brought by God … and the peace of a holy…

  • Dark Nights in a Season of Light

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    EMAIL DEVOTIONAL week of AdVENT 2 Most of us try to avoid death at every turn.  We don’t talk about it … when we are in the presence of the dead we often keep our distance … at times we even act as if we will never die, even though we know better.  During the…

  • Ballerinas and Bears

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    traditional sermon    advent 2 If it is Advent, then it is time for a story.  And if you have been with us at St. Peter’s for a while, you have heard a number of stories whose themes tie in with our Advent season.  This year I will read again from my favorite resource ……

  • Silver Packages

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    New Day Sermon ADVENT 1 What do silver packages in the hands of a poor child of Appalachia have to do with the prophetic promises of fulfillment in our faith lives and places of promise at the end of our journeys?  Tune in to today’s New Day sermon for one potential answer.

  • Saints that are Human

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         EMAIL DEVOTIONAL      week of Pentecost 24 I spent an hour and a half today with ten church members gathered for a Book Club discussion of the book Martin Luther, written by our American Lutheran historian Martin Marty.  It was a fascinating discussion as we marveled at the courage of a simple monk…