Devotions in Norwegian American Weekly

Recently I was asked to do a weekly devotional piece for the Norwegian American Weekly. It is the only Norwegian heritage paper left in the U.S. I told them I would do it every other week and so far that has been a real challenge. My mode of operation so far is to find a good example and draw a spiritual lesson of some kind from it in a very short piece. Unlike writing an extemporaneous sermon you don't get a chance to change anything or make any adjustments at the time of delivery. So far it feels a little too much like coming out of retirement. It has refreshed my memory of what it is like for Pastors to be constantly under the gun to come up with sermons and devotions and all the other things they do on a weekly basis.