St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Category: Devotions

  • Moments of Grace are All Around Us

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    Email Devotion Pentecost 13 No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. –Proverbs 28:13 Sometimes even I am stunned by my own stupidity.  One would think that I would be used to it by now … but evidently, not.  For the past 6-7 years, I have…

  • Seeing God in Strange Places … Like Fencing?

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    EMAIL DEVOTION PENTECOST 12 Therefore do not pronounce judgement before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God. –1 Corinthians 4:5 Yes … I am actually watching Olympic fencing.  I…

  • Joy … Always Joy

    Joy … Always Joy

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    Email Devotion Pentecost 10 He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.  (Ephesians 1:5-6) It was a joy and privilege to share worship with Pr. Robert Wegehoft at St.…

  • Listening To God

    Listening To God

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    email devotion, pentecost 9 Happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways. (Psalm 128:1) I’m not much of a camper, but I have always enjoyed hiking, and on vacation last week we had a chance to take a modest hike near Deep Creek Lake, along the Swallow Falls Canyon Trail in…

  • Cathedrals

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    Email Devotion, Pentecost 8 O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!  You have set your glory above the heavens. –Psalm 8:1, NRSV I was driving home from a day with our youth at this year’s Confirmation Camp at Camp Kirchenwald.  And as I was heading south along Mt. Wilson…

  • Freed

    Freed

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    So if the Son sets you free, then you will be free indeed. –John 8:36 Happy Independence Day! This day marks the 240th anniversary when the Continental Congress declared the 13 colonies a new nation, the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence states that there are unalienable rights that all may enjoy–the freedom…

  • A Pastor And A Rabbi Walked Into A…

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    A pastor and a rabbi walked into a… That sounds like the beginning of a joke, but in my experience it’s the beginning of a beautiful relationship. A couple of months ago the rostered staff received word that Lancaster was gaining two rabbis to the area. Rabbis Rami Pavolotzky and Daniela Szuster and their children made a tremendously…

  • Holy Vessels

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    Email Devotion, Pentecost 6 “Qodesh cheres … Holy vessels.”  That was the phrase the guest rabbi used in his comments.  But in describing the Jewish usage of the phrase, he noted that the description did not mean a vessel which embodies holiness in its nature, but that of an ordinary vessel holding holy things. The…

  • Icons and Talismans

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    Email Devotion, Pentecost 5 It has been my companion in ministry for more than thirty years.  I bought it early in 1983 as a senior seminarian in preparation for my first call.  It is my Occasional Service Book (OSB).  It has seen better days, like me … it’s a little creaky … a bit shopworn ……

  • On Track. Toot-toot!

    On Track. Toot-toot!

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    Email Devotion, Pentecost 4   As a little girl, I remember I hated to get my hands dirty. I loved dolls, Barbies, dress-up and make-up. I have two sisters and no brothers. While my sisters and I played a variety of sports, I wouldn’t consider us highly competitive. I was a bit of a girly-girl,…