During the Reformation, art was a means by which the Gospel was made known to many people who couldn’t read or didn’t have access to books. Today we remember two Reformation artists, Lucas Cranach and Albrecht Dürer, with a devotion from Inside the Reformation.

Love is a tricky word to define. The world has one definition of love. God’s Word has another. With these differing definitions, how do we define love? How can we know what’s true?

There are a lot of differences between Christian denominations—that's why there are denominations in the first place—but those differences run deeper than worship style or whether the minister wears a robe.

For today’s devotion we read about the Gospel in an excerpt from Finding the Lost: Cultural Keys to Luke 15.

Today the Church remembers when the angel Gabriel visited Mary to tell her about Christ’s incarnation.

Today we focus on the Old Testament Reading, Ezekiel 33:7–20. Our reading comes from Concordia Commentary: Ezekiel 21–48.

In 1 Samuel, we meet a host of important characters in the biblical narrative: Hannah, Samuel, Saul, and David. These names might seem familiar from Sunday School, but the intertwining story between these characters is epic.

As we remember Joseph today and consider the role he played in the Holy Family, we think about our own families. Our devotion comes from Courageous Fathers of the Bible.

For today’s devotion, we focus on the Psalm of the Day from Psalm 4. Our devotion comes from Reading the Psalms with Luther.

I recently had the opportunity to facilitate a women’s retreat at a local Lutheran camp. While gathering together with a multiage group of women, we spent time listening to, discussing, and exploring the words of the hymn “It Is Well.”