Today's Devotion
Planning Is Everything
Friday, May 1, 2026 This devotion pairs with this weekend’s Lutheran Hour sermon, which can be found at lhm.org. I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom...
Planning Is Everything
I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God. (Psalm 146:2-5)
Today's Devotion
Planning Is Everything
Friday, May 1, 2026 This devotion pairs with this weekend’s Lutheran Hour sermon, which can be found at lhm.org. I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom...
NURTURING YOUR FAITH
Journey Through
Project Connect’s four-booklet Journey Through booklet series is the basis for LHM’s next Nurturing Your Faith (NYF) Bible study. Session one is available now!
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Journey Through Booklets Basis for 2026 Nurturing Your Faith Bible Study
Project Connect’s four-booklet Journey Through booklet series is the basis for LHM’s next Nurturing Your Faith (NYF) Bible study. These texts explore anxiety, depression, entanglements, and life’s rat race. Each booklet’s focus will be highlighted and presented in a single Bible study corresponding with and available in the four 2026 issues of The Lutheran Layman. Each installment features supporting Scriptures, commentary, reflection questions, video, and more.
Sharing Life, Faith, and Jesus with Friends Through Spiritual Conversations
Spiritual Conversations: Sharing Life, Faith, and Jesus with Friends is a seven-lesson course designed for teachers and youth leaders to help high school-aged students recognize and respond to opportunities to have spiritual conversations.
Journey Through Booklets Basis for 2026 Nurturing Your Faith Bible Study
Project Connect’s four-booklet Journey Through booklet series is the basis for LHM’s next Nurturing Your Faith (NYF) Bible study. These texts explore anxiety, depression, entanglements, and life’s rat race. Each booklet’s focus will be highlighted and presented in a single Bible study corresponding with and available in the four 2026 issues of The Lutheran Layman. Each installment features supporting Scriptures, commentary, reflection questions, video, and more.
Sharing Life, Faith, and Jesus with Friends Through Spiritual Conversations
Spiritual Conversations: Sharing Life, Faith, and Jesus with Friends is a seven-lesson course designed for teachers and youth leaders to help high school-aged students recognize and respond to opportunities to have spiritual conversations.






