On our commemoration today of the sixteenth-century theologian Martin Chemnitz, we read an excerpt from The Second Martin: The Life and Theology of Martin Chemnitz.

Today, we read about Staupitz’s influence on Martin Luther as discussed in The Real Luther: A Friar at Erfurt and Wittenberg.

Today we read about the impact Muhlenberg made on American hymnody, and we take our devotion from God’s Song in a New Land: Lutheran Hymnals in America.

Today, we remember the prophet Jonah, and we read a devotion from Concordia Commentary: Jonah.

Today, we commemorate Cyprian of Carthage, and our devotional reading comes from Treasury of Daily Prayer.

For the commemoration of Zacharias and Elizabeth today, we read a devotion from Prepare the Way: Sermons and Sermonic Studies for Advent and Christmas.

Today, the Church remembers Hannah, who prayed to the Lord for a son and gave that son back to God to serve Him. Our devotion comes from I Spy Salvation’s Story—Level A Teacher Guide.

Today’s commemoration is for Joshua, and our devotional reading comes from LifeLight: Joshua—Leaders Guide.

For today’s commemoration of Bernard of Clairvaux, our devotion comes from Celebrating the Saints.

Today we remember the great theologian Johann Gerhard, and we read a devotion from Theological Commonplaces: On the Nature of Theology and Scripture, Second Edition.