Remembering Our Way Forward Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026 Today in Church History: On July 18, 1870, the First Vatican Council officially promulgated the dogmatic constitution Pastor Aeternus, defining the Roman Catholic dogma of papal infallibility, affirming that when the Pope speaks ex cathedra to define a doctrine on faith or morals for the Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
The Seat of Joy Date: Friday, July 17, 2026 Today in Church History: On July 17, 1505, a young man named Martin Luther shocked his father and friends by giving away his personal belongings and walking through the gates of the Augustinian Cloister in Erfurt, Germany, to become a monk. Just fifteen days prior, Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
The Threat Within Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026 Today in Church History: On July 16, 1054, Cardinal Humbert walked into the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople during the divine liturgy and placed a bull of excommunication on the high altar. This dramatic confrontation became the historic flashpoint of the Great Schism between Eastern Orthodoxy Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Pray First, Then Build Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Today in Church History: On July 15, 1149, Crusader leaders consecrated the newly renovated Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, uniting all the traditional sites of Christ's passion and resurrection under a single monumental roof. Readings: Nehemiah 1-2 | Psalm 14 Nehemiah Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Grief That Leads to Grace Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Readings: Ezra 9-10 | Psalm 13 Ezra 9 opens hard: the returned exiles, freshly rescued from judgment, have already started drifting back into the compromises that got their ancestors exiled in the first place. Ezra’s response is to tear his clothes, pull out his Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
Invisibly Remarkable Date: Monday, July 13, 2026 Readings: Ezra 6-7 | Psalm 12 There’s something wonderfully anticlimactic about Ezra 6. After chapters of political drama, delay, and opposition, the temple simply gets finished, and the exiles celebrate Passover “with joy” (Ezra 6:22). No fireworks, no dramatic speech, just faithful people Jesse Lund • Daily Devotionals
