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…
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS 0CT0BER 2024
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments October 1 TLH 38 / LSB 794 1 Samuel 22 Four hundred men support…
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS SEPTEMBER 2024
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments 09/02/24 TLH 26/LSB 797 Isaiah 30 The Lord judges His people for their reliance…
WHO WILL GUIDE ME?
When the Holy Spirit connected Philip with the treasurer for Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, Philip heard him reading from the Book of Isaiah. When Philip asked the man if he understood what he…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, AUGUST 2024
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments August 1 TLH 204/LSB 487 Exodus 14 The Lord commands Moses to lead the…
THE HOLY SPIRIT CALLS THROUGH THE CHURCH
When I was in college, an acquaintance asked me why I was studying for the ministry. I paused and answered, “I have a call.” It seemed like a really good answer! It satisfied the inquirer.…
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS JULY 2024
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments July 1 TLH 319 Lamentations 4 The punishment that the children of Israel must…
MAKE IT PERSONAL
One of the most comforting doctrines of Scripture is that of universal justification. This teaching assures us that because of Jesus’ life, sacrificial death, and resurrection, all people of all time have been declared not…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, JUNE 2024
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments June 1 TLH 34 /LSB 611 Mark 2 Jesus forgives the sins of a…