WELS Military Devotions

Watch the DevotionBased on Isaiah 35:3-4Do Not Be AfraidI’m certain you’ve heard it at least once the past couple of weeks and will continue to hear it until December 25th if not until January 1st—that old-time classic, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”But I know that’s not always true. The holiday season can lend itself to more tension in the family. Tighter budgets as families plan...

Watch the DevotionBased on Romans 15:13Hope in DecemberWhen you step off the boat and walk up the ramp and step into the memorial, you look down 184 feet to the other side and see a wall through a small opening. As you walk the length of the memorial and step into that room, you stop and see that the wall holds the names of 1,177 sailors and Marines who were killed aboard the USS Arizona during...

Watch the DevotionBased on Philippians 1:3-6Thank YouSince this is Thanksgiving weekend, I want to pause and reflect on the past year. The mission of WELS Ministry to the Military is to make Word and sacrament available to our actively serving military members and their families. To carry out this mission, the Wisconsin Synod provides financial support for 25 percent of our operating expenses....

Watch the DevotionBased on Revelation 22:12a, 13-14I Am Coming SoonHe was scheduled to come back into his home port of San Diego the final week in October. He had even arranged a special base pass for me so that I could be there on the dock when his shipped rolled in. Here it is . . . November 21. He’s still underway. I’m hoping that I’ll see him for Christmas, but even that is questionable.Not...

Watch the DevotionBased on Luke 21:10-28Stand FirmThere has not been a generation of Americans who have lived their entire lives without their country being involved in a war or military conflict. Even during those rare stretches of relative peace, our US military was still engaged in smaller operations or “police actions.” To help me better understand our military history, one of my soldiers...