Original image   •   Click for news about the 2018 NALC Life Conference Today’s reading: Genesis 28:10-22 When I think of life, I think of Jacob’s staircase leading up to God. In our lives, we may think that we can run away from our problems and our lives. After Jacob receives the blessing from Isaac, he goes

Today’s readings: 1 Samuel 1:1-2, 7b-28; Colossians 1:9-20; Luke 2:22-40 “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel…” (Luke 2:34) These words were spoken by old Simeon as he encountered baby Jesus. Eight days old, Jesus had been brought to the temple by Mary and Joseph. Where others that day

Reading the Word of God, a daily Bible reading guide for use over the next three years, was conceived and prepared as a result of ongoing discussions between representatives of the NALC, the Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). The reading guide includes monthly calendars with daily readings starting in January 2018

Today’s readings: 1 Kings 17:17-24; 3 John 1-15; John 4:46-54 Our text from John’s gospel today proves once more that earthly status and influence cannot overcome the evils that befall humanity. All people, no matter who they are or the amount of their wealth, are vulnerable when it comes to sin, sickness, and death. Take the

Today’s readings: 2 Samuel 23:13-17b; 2 John 1-13; John 2:1-11 The signs of the Messiah were outlined in Jewish tradition. One of those signs was abundance. As Isaiah proclaimed: “The LORD of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain; a banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow, and refined, aged

Today’s readings: Isaiah 49:13-23; Isaiah 54:1-13; Matthew 18:1-14 On this Feast of the Holy Innocents, as we contemplate those infants put to death by Herod, the Church prays for the unborn and their parents. We hear Rachel weeping for her children. But what if today’s Rachel, weeping over her aborted child, cries: “Will my little one

Today’s readings: Proverbs 8:22-30; 1 John 5:1-12; John 13:20-35 The world gets upset with us because we declare that Jesus is the only way of salvation. This was not the Church’s idea. It was God’s. He revealed to us his plan to forgive and rescue us from the power of sin, death, and the devil. Those

Today’s readings: 2 Chronicles 24:17-22; Acts 6:1-7; Acts 7:59-8:8 Jesus hung on a cross in unimaginable anguish and cried out, “Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). Today, we hear similar words from Stephen as he was being stoned to death. Compassionate expressions were lifted up by Jesus and