Treasure Valley Prays

Reimagining Church Together
SHARING STORIES AND EXPLORING SPIRITUAL CONNECTION

We are ELCA leaders and pastors from the Treasure Valley
and Northwest Intermountain Synod.

Devotions – Monday and Friday

Topical Reflection – Wednesday

Christmas Eve at King of Glory

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King of Glory Lutheran Church 3430 N Maple Grove Road Boise ID, 83704 CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES Online Service posted at 4:00 PM In-person: 5:00PM and 7:00 PM MID-WEEK ADVENT IN-PERSON SERVICES December 1, 8, 15 & 22 AT 7:00 PM MID-WEEK ON-LINE DULCIMER EVENING PRAYER SERVICE 7:00 ONLINE

Christmas Eve at Trinity

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Christmas Eve Services
All are welcome to join in worship at
Trinity Lutheran Church
Located at 8 S. Midland Blvd., Nampa
4:00 p.m. – Family Service &10:00 p.m. – Candlelight Service
At least one service will be streamed on Facebook Live and available soon after on our website.

Sign-Ups are needed to attend in person. Open this post and choose button

Finding Room for Jesus

Di Seba December 13, 2021 2 Comments

Then [Jesus] told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all

Advent – Be Still and Look Inside

Heidi Gainan December 10, 2021 1 Comment

“The success of your Advent can be measured by your belief and awareness of God’s presence in yourself, in others, and all things.” Edward Hays, “Meeting Christ at Broadway and Bethlehem” Edward Hays, “Meeting Christ at Broadway and Bethlehem” “What are you doing for Advent, Heidi-dear?” I was visiting a former high school teacher while

Redeemer and Grace – Midweek Devotion – Advent 2

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Eat It Up (or not)

Aaron Lindemann December 8, 2021 No Comments

Author’s notes: In growing vegetables for paying customers, one of my biggest concerns is not having enough items to fill the biweekly boxes. My response to this fear is that the fertility of the soil often produces an abundance that greatly exceeds expectations. This can lead to another anxiety for CSA members as they receive

Join With Jesus, Change the World

Casey Cross December 6, 2021 No Comments

The word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:‘Prepare

The Same

Mary Braudrick December 3, 2021 1 Comment

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 One of Merriam-Webster’s definitions of “the same” is “someone or something that has not changed: something that is exactly like it was at an earlier time.” In the scripture above we are being reassured that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday (the past),

Pivot

John Hergert December 1, 2021 1 Comment

It began with an email from the directors of Holden Village, where I was about to volunteer for three weeks. Things were changing in the village once again due to COVID-19. More stringent practices would be reinstated. Everyone who lives, works, visits or volunteers there must be vaccinated. It is in fact the safest place

Advent at Trinity Lutheran Church

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Midweek Advent at Trinity
December 1, 8, and 15 at 7PM
We will worship Wednesdays, Dec. 1, 8, and 15 at 7PM using Holden Evening Prayer.

Longest Night at Trinity
December 21, 7PM

You Have More Treasures Than You Think

Linda Worden November 29, 2021 1 Comment

We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is

Redeemer and Grace – Midweek Home Devotions

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All are welcome to join Redeemer, Boise and Grace, Horseshoe Bend in online midweek video devotions through Advent. December 1, 8 and 15, premiering at 7:00 PM Share on facebook Share on twitter

little black fridays

Kent Schaufelberger November 26, 2021 No Comments

I continue to be impressed at the lengths that people will go to save money on purchasing the gifts during the Christmas season. Black friday is a perfect example. Frankly, I haven’t ever been in the black friday rush—I don’t even know, with the month-long extended internet blitz, whether people go to the lengths they used to with the brick and mortar stores. They used to camp out in lines, sometimes for an entire night, just to secure the closest spot to the door. Others would wake incredibly early. Come morning, the mad rush began as people run to get to the big deals.

Why Are You Still Going to Church?

Keith Hammer November 24, 2021 1 Comment

I’ll Venture that You Have Some Very Good Reasons Others Would Like to Hear! In early November, Anthony Robinson, a United Church of Christ pastor, consultant, and blogger, pointed me to an October 2021 article in Christianity Today that I’ve been pondering all month. The article has the intriguing title “Empty Pews are an American Public

Welcomed at the Table

Kelly Preboski November 22, 2021 2 Comments

As I begin the week of this Thanksgiving holiday, I am filled with positive childhood memories of great family time, while also being stirred about what this holiday can mean to others different than me and those who do not feel included, valued, or seen with these celebrations. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday as I