Emmanuel is coming: Week four devotion
Ponder Jesus’ coming this Christmas based on stanzas from "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." Week four's devotion focuses on the fourth stanza. Key of David Christmas is coming! Our hopes…
Emmanuel is coming: Week three devotion
Ponder Jesus’ coming this Christmas based on stanzas from "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." Week three's devotion focuses on the third stanza. Dayspring from on high Christmas is coming! Will…
Emmanuel is coming: Week two devotion
Ponder Jesus’ coming this Christmas based on stanzas from "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." Week two's devotion focuses on the second stanza. Root of Jesse Christmas is coming! We will…
Emmanuel is coming: Week one devotion
Ponder Jesus’ coming this Christmas based on stanzas from "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." Week one's devotion focuses on the first stanza. Christmas is coming! For many people, this brings…
Emmanuel is coming
Ponder Jesus’ coming this Christmas based on stanzas from a well-known Advent hymn. Emmanuel Christmas is coming! For many people, this brings excitement and anticipation. They cannot wait to celebrate…
The best Christmas
“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world” (1 John 4:9). What was your best Christmas? Maybe it was…
Securely in God’s hands
The bondage of the will, a topic Martin Luther defended 500 years ago, reminds us that our salvation rests not in our bound will but in Christ’s finished work. Let’s…
Christ through us: Commission
Our focus for 2025–2035 The new long-range strategic plan names four priorities for WELS to focus on for the next ten years. These sweeping areas tackle the challenges the church—and…
Q&A: Do you have tips for witnessing about Jesus?
Why is sharing my faith so hard? Do you have tips for witnessing about Jesus? Why is it so easy to talk about the weather or sports, but so difficult…