BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, MARCH 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymn Reading March 1 TLH 135 / LSB 414 Luke 9 Jesus sends the twelve apostles to…
OF SAINTS AND VALENTINES
“Saint Valentine” is not found in the Bible, nor is his “day.” Saint Valentine’s Day falls into the category of adiaphora—things neither commanded nor forbidden in Scripture. Let’s look at the big picture. Saints, according…
REFLECTIONS ON A FATHER’S PASSING
[Editor: the author who contributed this article asked that his name not be used.] The evening did not start out well. My dad was dying. The voice that I had heard for over seventy years…
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS FEBRUARY 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments February 1 TLH 28 Psalm 9 David praises the Lord for His deliverance and…
The Most Important Gift
“We three kings of Orient are . . .” is the opening line of a beloved Epiphany carol from the mid-nineteenth century. The problem is, we aren’t sure how many wise men there were, nor…
Bread of Life Readings: January 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments January 1 TLH 523 / LSB 756 1 Peter 1 Though we endure…
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS DECEMBER 2024
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments December 2 TLH 611 / LSB 508 Luke 21 A widow gives a most…
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS NOVEMBER 2024
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments November 1 TLH 215 / LSB 701 Song of Solomon 1 The poetry of…
THANK GOD!
The mother cried out, “Thank God!” as she learned that her children had escaped harm in the car crash that could have been fatal. The family sighed, “Thank God!” when they learned that Grandpa and…
THE LUTHERAN–CHRISTIAN!–CONFESSIONS
“I ask that my name be left silent and people not call themselves Lutheran, but rather Christians. Who is Luther? The doctrine is not mine. I have been crucified for no one.” —Martin Luther, “Admonition…