Devotions
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Why, Lord?
What a week! This past week, I was glued to the TV. Horrific images of explosions and the stories in their aftermath were being played over and over again. First, the Boston Marathon. Then, the explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, TX. One disaster was man-made and of nefarious intent. The other an accident.…
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Why do we go to church anyway?
On Sunday (4/14), our adult Sunday School class discussed the last of 7 sessions using the Animate Faith series called Church | An Imperfect Family led by Bruce Reyes-Chow. This has been a great 7 weeks as this study has raised good questions, given some direction, and has truly has engaged the participants in deeper conversation…
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Prayer: Let’s take a look
We all know that prayer is central to the Christian life. But, at some points in our lives, prayer can seem like one of those chores you do because you feel you have to – much like those times we were made to eat our veggies as kids: “Just eat it … it’s good for…
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Easter (4/1 – 4/7)
Jesus Christ is risen! He is risen indeed. Alleluia! This is good news to us, and we’ve come to expect this annual proclamation of Jesus’ resurrection. I wonder what the first month after the resurrection was like for the apostles. We have record of some of it in the Bible. The Bible doesn’t explain how…
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Holy Week (3/25 – 3/31)
Scripture for the Week: selections from the Luke’s Gospel For this Holy Week, it is helpful to read the account the most important 3 days in history. Below, I have listed Scriptures beginning with Palm Sunday that will be helpful for your devotions throughout this week. In worship on Sunday, I lifted up the importance of…
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Listening Becomes Acting in Faith (3/18 – 3/24)
Scripture for the Week: James 1:19-27 This is the final week of our Lenten focus on listening. The first four weeks have been reflective. In addition to reading the Scriptures every day, I have included a worksheet for you to print out and use as a tool to pull together what you’ve heard and to…
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Listening to Others in Our Broader Community (3/11 – 3/17)
Scripture for the Week: Luke 2:21-32 As Christians, our lives, decisions and actions flow from listening (by being disciples, students, learners) to God. Those of you who have been following these weekly devotions are familiar with this theme of Listening as A Discipline of the Heart (see graphic at right). This week’s Scripture is that beautiful…
Epicurious Lutheran 