St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Category: Devotions

  • Stealing Past Your Dragons

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    Email Devotion, Pentecost 3 But a dragon lies in ambush for the traveler; take care he does not bite you and inject in you his poison of unbelief …. In your journey to the Father of souls, your way lies past that dragon. How shall you pass him? You must have ‘your feet stoutly with…

  • Memorial Day Revisited

    Memorial Day Revisited

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    Carol Esbenshade
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    Email Devotion, Pentecost 2 “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” –John 15:13, NRSV It began with an old, weathered, wooden HONOR ROLL that had been kept in storage for over seventy years! Names, many names, some familiar, but most were unfamiliar. These were the names…

  • Daddy-O, Junior, and Spook

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    Email Devotion, Trinity Sunday And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’ –Galatians 4:6, NRSV Also there is a similitude of a Trinity shining in the body, soul and spirit. –George Ripley It feels a bit risky to define the Trinity in terms of…

  • The Finish Line

    The Finish Line

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    College Devotion, Easter 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. –2 Timothy 4:7, NRSV No, just joking … you have not won the race, yet.  But you are close, aren’t you? With finals on your doorstep, you can see the finish line.  With last-stroke editing touches…

  • Saints, each and every one…

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    Email Devotion, Easter 7 After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. –Revelation 7:9, NRSV The responses were not overwhelming ……

  • Faith Mentors

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    College Devotion, Easter 6 Show yourself in all respects a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, gravity. –Titus 2:7, NRSV We talked a bit about spiritual mentors in church today.  Pr. Sarah and I preached on the spiritual gifts of Evangelism, Faith, and Giving, and we both reflected on people who have…

  • Courageous Faith

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    Email Devotion, Easter 6 I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come?  My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. –Psalm 121:1-2, NRSV Well, there you have it.  Paul Hewson (better known as Bono) is suspicious of Christians.  Quoted in Sunday’s LRP “Faith & Values”…

  • Knowledge, Wisdom, and Teaching

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    College Devotion, Easter 5 Teach me good judgement and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. –Psalm 119:66 Today we spoke about “Knowledge, Wisdom, and Teaching” as the spiritual gifts for this week in our sermon series.  You guys should be the experts on this topic.  You cram your minds full of knowledge … you surround…

  • Faith or Science?

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    Email Devotion, Easter 5 “The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.” –Psalm 19:1 I’m currently reading a book called Spook, by Mary Roach.  It is a scientific and investigative examination of a wide variety of experiences made by those who claim to be in touch with spirits in the…

  • Pastor’s Email Cllege Devotion, April 17, 2016

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    Pastor’s Email College Devotion The Week of Easter 4 April 17, 2016 So with yourselves; since you are eager for spiritual gifts, strive to excel in them for building up the church. (1 Corinthians 14:12)              We are halfway through our Easter Sermon Series on “spiritual gifts.”  Today we focused on gifts of “Artistry, Music,…