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…
ONLY ONE COULD DO IT ALL
Between 1961 and 2017, the National Football League offered a youth football skills competition known as “Punt, Pass, and Kick.” Children were invited to compete within their age groups, winners being determined based on the…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, MAY 2024
The BREAD OF LIFE Bread of Life Readings, May 2024 TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments May 1 TLH 421/LSB…
“SAY THE WORD”
When we were young, we believed the impossible. From a man in a red suit delivering our Christmas toys to a fairy leaving a dollar under our pillows, whatever our parents told us was the…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, APRIL 2024
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments April 1 TLH 384 / LSB 559 1 Corinthians 9 Rather than claim the…