Peace Devotions

November 8, 2017

Why Go to Church?

Romans 3:22-24 “You just think you’re better than everyone else.” That’s what a man told me when I was talking to him about going to church. He thought that Christianity teaches that a person gets to heaven by being good....

Categories Romans/Timothy Hartwig

November 7, 2017

One True God

John 17:3 Elijah threw down a challenge: you pray to your god and I’ll pray to mine and the God that lights the sacrifice, he is the true God. Elijah even gave the prophets of Baal the opportunity to start....

Categories John/Timothy Hartwig

November 6, 2017

Can we play catch?

Romans 8:15 Is God Too Busy For You? Dad had promised to play catch with his son, yet all week it seemed like he was too busy. Even when he came home from work after supper he’d continually be working...

Categories Matthew Moldstad/Romans

November 3, 2017

OMG!

Exodus 20:7, Revelation 5:13b Oh my God. Jesus Christ. These expressions we hear all the time in our everyday conversation they even spill out of our own lips sometimes. OMG! Isn’t that just what you say when you’re surprised about...

Categories Exodus/Matthew Moldstad/Revelation

November 2, 2017

Richest of Fare

Isaiah 55:1-2 Are you a hard worker? Many of us pour our time and energy into our careers and occupations. Why do we do this? Sometimes it’s for the sense of achievement, but more often than not it’s for the...

Categories Isaiah/Timothy Hartwig

November 1, 2017

Christmas Joy

Galatians 4:4-5 Christmas feels good. The sights and sounds, the tastes and smells. My wife loves Christmas and the Christmas season. It seems that every year she’s setting up the tree, listening to her Christmas carols, earlier and earlier. Last...

Categories Galatians/Matthew Moldstad

October 31, 2017

Happy Reformation 500!

Mark 1:15 This October 31st marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of 95 theses on the castle church door in Wittenberg Germany. This small action was the initial spark that ignited the flame of the Protestant Reformation. If...

Categories Mark/Matthew Moldstad

October 30, 2017

Martin Luther’s Troubled Conscience

Romans 3:23-24 If there ever was a devoted monk it certainly was Martin Luther. He dedicated his life to God and to the church. He would spend hours meditating and in prayer. He would actually beat himself to show God...

Categories Matthew Moldstad/Romans

October 27, 2017

What does the Bible Say about Ghosts

Hebrews 1:14, 2 Peter 2:4 As we get closer to Halloween our attention has turned to the supernatural and the terrifying. Sometimes we can wonder “is any of it real?” Today we ask the question: what does the Bible say...

Categories 2 Peter/Hebrews/Matthew Moldstad

October 26, 2017

John 3:16

John 3:16 What is the most well-known Bible verse? Without a doubt it’s John 3:16. It’s often put on billboards, it’s one of the first passages that Christians teach their kids. John 3:16, but why is it the most popular...

Categories John/Timothy Hartwig