Friedrich Wyneken was born in Germany and immigrated to the New World in 1838. There, he served many German Lutherans who did not have access to pastors or church communities. Wyneken also became the second president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Athanasius was a fourth-century bishop in Egypt. He is remembered for his conflict with Arius, during which he staunchly preached that Jesus is of one substance with God the Father.
Jesus called Philip to follow Him in John 1:43, and Philip told Nathanael about Jesus. James is “the less,” the one who is not the son of Zebedee.
Today we look at the Epistle, Revelation 1:4–18, specifically verse 13, in which the term “son of man” is used to refer to Jesus.
People know only so much about you. Your neighbors, the people at work, even your friends—they all know only a part of you. However, what they know paints their picture of you.
Today we remember St. Mark, author of the second Gospel in the Bible. Mark was not actually one of Jesus’ apostles; he wrote his Gospel based on what he learned from apostles like Peter.
Johann Walter helped Luther adapt and create music that worshipers could understand and participate in.
Christ is risen! God the Father raised His Son from the dead so we can have everlasting life, and He sends us to share this Good News with others. Today we read about the first people God sent to share the Good News of the resurrection: the women who visited the tomb that first Easter morning.
Today we focus on the Gospel of the day, which describes Jesus’ burial and the setting of a guard outside His tomb.
