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Is Hell for real?

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL PEntecost 2 The pit of torment shall appear, and opposite it shall be the place of rest; and the furnace of hell shall be disclosed, and opposite it the paradise of delight. (2 Esdras 7:36) Hell is real. I visited there today. It snuck up on me. I spent much of the day working on some…

Climbing Out of the Pigpen

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY “I will get up and go to my father.”~~ Luke 15:18 (The Prodigal Son’s words from the pigpen.) “Landing in a pigpen stinks. But staying there is just plain stupid. Don’t spend another minute in the pigpen. It’s time to rise up” ~~Max Lucado, Glory Days Do you ever struggle…

Coveting the Past … Embracing the Future

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL The Day of Pentecost For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. (Romans 8:24-25) I spent the better part of Friday afternoon listening to a presentation…

Choosing through the choices…

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL EASTER 7 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.” (Romans 12:16) “What’s the best way to get to the Flower Wagon again?”, I asked. May is the month we plant flowers. Kris has certain likes and desire for…

God Has Faith in You

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL EASTER 6 What is faith? I knew faith when I was very little. Faith was what my mother felt toward me. I knew her faith in me, I lived in the joy of her faith. My faith was a response to hers; it was not separate from that of my mother. Father carried…

Ashes to Ashes ….

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL EASTER 5 Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. The Lord bless him and keep him. The Lord makes his face shine on her and be gracious to her. The Lord look upon him with favor and give her peace. (LBW Burial of the Dead liturgy) I read these words three times this…

Our Surprising God of Abundance

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL EASTER 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. (John 10:4) Sometimes God surprises you in life. It happened to me today in my morning sermon at New Day worship. We were “listening” for the voice of…

The Lutheran Rosary

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL Easter 3 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. (Colossians 4:2) In the past couple of weeks, I have had three members of our church ask me about rosary beads. Two were former Roman Catholics … one was a person who has simply enjoys a variety of spiritual disciplines. But…

The Miracle Mouth

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL EASTER 2 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.(Proverbs 3:5-6) [Please enjoy this guest devotion from Kate Lopez. Thank you, Kate!] What does it mean to trust God with ALL…

The Tale of the Three Trees

EMAIL DEVOTIONAL Easter SUNDAY He is not here; for he has been raised. (Matthew 28:6) [Please enjoy this classic anonymous folktale, The Tale of the Three Trees. It is offered as an Easter devotion.] Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they…