Pastor Kory's Page for Sun, August 25, 2024
I recently wrote about some recommendations for Bibles and other Christian books for your growth in Christ. This time, I’d like to share some online, radio, and podcast resources for you to explore. Links are included for you. I hope that you will check out some of these resources – and please also let me know if there are other apps, websites, podcasts, and the like which you’ve found helpful!
Facebook and Instagram – Let's start close to home: St. Matthew has both a Facebook page and Instagram profile. Please follow us on social media and engage with our posts. Liking, commenting, and sharing helps St. Matthew’s content to reach more people!
LCMS – Visit our Synod’s website at lcms.org to explore a wide variety of information about doctrine, synodical programs and missions and much more. The LCMS also has an app for your smartphone.
Lutheran Hour Ministries – The “Connected by LHM” app includes excellent, free daily devotions and weekly sermons from the Speakers of the Lutheran Hour. You can also sign up at lhm.org to receive their devotions in by email.
Bible Hub – This is both a website and a smartphone app and includes many easy-to-use Bible study tools. You can compare different Bible translations and listen to free audio Bibles. (I’ve recently begun using their audio Bibles to accompany my daily devotions.)
YouTube – This platform is of course filled with both much edifying content and much questionable content. However, there are plenty of reliable Lutheran videos. You might look up Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller (an LCMS pastor from Austin, TX) and explore his many videos. Dr. Jordan B. Cooper is another well-known Lutheran on YouTube. He is the President of the American Lutheran Theological Seminary. While intended more for youth and families, Higher Things, Inc. includes Lutheran content which Lutherans of any age could benefit from.
Radio – The LCMS operates the oldest continuously operating Christian radio station in the world: KFUO. (Ruth Reese worked for KFUO many years ago.) You can listen to KFUO at kfuo.org or on their app. A separate radio ministry, Lutheran Public Radio, has several popular programs, including Issues Etc., an interview-based program on theology and current events, and The Word of the Lord Endures Forever, a daily 15-minute Bible study). LPR also plays 24-7 sacred music. Check out LPR on their app or at lutheranpublicradio.org.
Podcasts – Both KFUO and Lutheran Public Radio’s programing are available on podcast providers. Additionally, you might listen to some of the many podcasts produced by 1517. While 1517 is not exclusively a ministry of the LCMS, many of its content producers are LCMS members. In addition to podcasts, 1517.org includes free academy courses, articles, and more. Another podcast, produced by Concordia Seminary St. Louis, features seminary staff and faculty discussing a wide range of issues. It’s called “Tangible: Theology Learned and Lived.”
Bonus Podcast – I also enjoy listening to “Core Christianity”, a Q&A program with Presbyterian Pastor, Adriel Sanchez. While I can’t endorse all his theological positions, I think that Pastor Sanchez does a great job of answering Bible questions on the fly.
Bonus Website – yaag.org, which stands for “Year At A Glance”, includes a full list of all weekly Scripture readings for our services. It also includes links to read the Scripture lessons online.
I hope that you might find something beneficial on this list. Need help locating or downloading any of these resources? Just let me know. God bless your reading, watching, and listening!
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Kory Janneke