Month October 2017

The Stain of Sin

1 John 1:7b Watch on YouTube For about three years I worked in underground mines. Boy that can be dirty work. My last job was a driller and often I would come up from underground almost pure black. The oil…

Are you lonely?

Psalm 139:7 I’ve been surprised with how lonely life can feel. And you don’t have to be on some deserted island to experience it. Probably one of the loneliest parts of my life was when I was working in Western…

Why are we so busy?

Psalm 127:1-2 As a family sometimes our schedule can get crazy. We think about all the things we have to do: pick up Billy from school, drop off Johnny at soccer practice, bring Susie to ballet, and rush home for…

The Guilt of Sin

Psalm 32:5 I was having something like a pillow fight with my younger brother and sister we’d done it many times but this was different this time when I hit my sister in the back of the head, she pitched…

What Would Jesus Do?

Romans 7:19-20,24-25 Watch on YouTube – Watch on Facebook There was a slogan that was around and very common when I was young: WWJD. It was on bracelets and t-shirts and bumper stickers. WWJD: what would Jesus do? I think…

God Cares about You

Matthew 10:29-30 I was once visiting with an elderly woman when she expressed this thought: that God was up in heaven and so busy with everything else that he didn’t have time for little old her. Does God really care…

The Blessing of Children

Psalm 127:3-5 Back when I was in the military, one of my supervisors, a retired Air Force man, one day he was passing around a picture of him and his family. And I almost fell to my chair when I…

When disaster strikes, is God in control?

Romans 8:28 Have you seen the pictures? That is often the question that is asked when massive disaster hits. A hurricane, tornado, earthquake, or fire we see the images of people’s lives wrecked, their possessions taken away, sometimes even their…

Reacting in Anger

Ephesians 4:31-32 One day in high school choir my friend and I were leaning back in our chairs not paying much attention to what the choir director was doing with the Altos and Sopranos and all of a sudden he…

About Peace Devotions

Peace Devotions was started as an online video ministry with a focus on the Gospel message. The first devotion aired on October 2, 2017. The ministry is supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) and features pastors from the ELS…