Devotions
Devotions written by our staff members to deepen your walk in faith.
![The Heidelberg Catechism](https://firstpresah.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/catechism-1080x675.jpg)
The Heidelberg Catechism
Q: What is your only comfort in life and in death? A: That I am not my own, but belong - body and soul, in life and in death...
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Keeping Quiet
https://soundcloud.com/brainpicker/sylvia-boorstein-reads-keeping-quiet-by-pablo-neruda Above is a reading of Pablo Neruda’s poem Keeping Quiet....
![Comfort in Chaos](https://firstpresah.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Comfort.png)
Comfort in Chaos
This devo was particularly difficult for me to write because I’m preaching this Sunday (plug, plug, plug… come check it out) and thus that message...
![The Rainbow Connection](https://firstpresah.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/KermitMuppetsRainbowConnection.jpg)
The Rainbow Connection
As we continue to self-quarantine, I find myself looking for new ways to slow down. Yes, you read that correctly, “slow down”. The emotional...
![Stillwater](https://firstpresah.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/stillwater-1080x675.jpg)
Stillwater
I’m not sure when Stillwater first came into our lives. You would think the arrival of a larger-than-life panda would have been more...
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Great is Thy Faithfulness
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your...
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Communicating Needs
Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had...
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Sing
As I sat down to write this devotional today I came to a realization. I’m running low on ideas. Not just for these devotionals (although some of you...
![Where the Earth Meets the Sky](https://firstpresah.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/earth-meets-sky-1080x675.jpg)
Where the Earth Meets the Sky
I have always been fascinated and in love with the horizon, where the earth meets the sky. Whether sunrise or sunset, the tapestry of colors,...
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Simple Pleasures
"You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. For the ministry of this service...