Concordia Publishing House

Since 1977, athletes from around the world have gathered for a series of contests. The contestants face grueling events that challenge their minds and bodies-torturous events like the giant log lift, the carry and drag, the air­ plane pull, the pillars of Hercules, and the atlas stones.

As we enter the season of Lent, we read a devotion from Sacred Head, Now Wounded: Resources for Lent–Easter Preaching and Worship.

Our devotional reading comes from a lesson in LifeLight: Acts, Part 2—Leaders Guide.

The Arch Book Jesus Shows His Glory provides our devotional reading today as we celebrate the Transfiguration of Our Lord.

We remember Silas today by reading a devotional excerpt from To the Ends of the Earth: A Journey through Acts.

Our devotional text comes from The Church at Corinth and focuses on today’s Epistle: 1 Corinthians 9:16–27.

The Gospel of the day is our focus, and our devotional text comes from The Big Book of New Testament Questions and Answers.

Our devotional reading is an excerpt from one of John Chrysostom’s own works, as printed in A Year with the Church Fathers.

We remember St. Titus today by reading a biographical excerpt from Introduction to the Books of the Bible.

On this day when we celebrate the Conversion of St. Paul, we read a portion of Lutheran Bible Companion, Volume 2.