WELS Military Devotions
Listen to devotions to lift and encourage those serving in the military or supporting families and friends.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 16
- Years Active
- 2025
Do Not Despair, O Withering Tree – September 5, 2025
Based on Psalm 1
“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight i…
Military Devotion – The Merciful, Loving, Compassionate God Forgives – August 29, 2025
Based on Psalm 51
He was three years into his deployment when he reached out to me. He confessed, “Chaplain Horn, I’m really struggled with pornography. And it’s not just…
Military Devotion – Where Is Your Name Written – August 22, 2025
Based on Hebrews 12:22-24
Where is your name written?
I remember visiting my brother-in-law’s unit when he was a battalion commander. His name was right there—outside the…
Military Devotion – Run the Race with Eyes on Jesus – August 15, 2025
Based on Hebrews 12:1-3
I’ve read the books, listened to your stories, and even stood on some of the training grounds where your blood and sweat have fallen. But I’ve nev…
Military Devotion – My Hero – August 8, 2025
Based on Hebrews 11:1-16
A friend recently shared a YouTube video with me. It was a speech given by Medal of Honor recipient SSG David Bellavia. When you listen to his st…
Military Devotion – Set Your Heart Where You’re Headed – August 1, 2025
Based on Colossians 3:1-11
Whether you’re deployed, stateside, single, or managing life with a spouse and kids—military life demands focus. You know that distractions can…
Military Devotion – Give Us What You’ve Promised – July 23, 2025
Based on 1 Timothy 2:6,7; Luke 11:1-13
The mission of WELS Ministry to the Military is to make God’s Word and sacraments available to our actively serving military member…
Military Devotion – Busy, Messy Homes – July 18, 2025
Based on Luke 10:38-42
A busy home can be a messy home. When my wife and I are out and about and someone asks about our family and we share with them that we have five ch…
Military Devotion – Love Your Neighbor – July 11, 2025
Based on Luke 10:25-37
If you haven’t read the story of the good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37 in a hot minute, take the time to do that today. That story Jesus tells is in …
Military Devotion – Leading Under the Chief Shepherd – July 4, 2025
Based on 1 Peter 5:1-4
As Americans, July 4th marks a day of great celebration and remembrance. We recall the courage and sacrifice of those who declared independence in …
Military Devotion – Hope in Suffering – June 27, 2025
Based on Romans 5:1-5
A few weeks ago, I was admitted to the hospital and spent three nights there for an infection I had in my body. The medical staff is still not sure …
Military Devotion – Under the Banner of Blessing – June 13, 2025
Based on Numbers 6:24-26
For 250 years generations of soldiers have pledged to defend the Constitution and the people of this nation, sacrificing their safety and lives t…
Military Devotion – Keep Calm and Carry On – June 6, 2025
Based on John 14:23-27; Acts 2:1-21
“When will this happen?” “How will it happen?” “Where will it happen?”
These are the questions asked by war fighters of the Allied For…
Military Devotion – The Diversity and Unity of God’s Kingdom – May 30, 2025
Based on Revelation 7:9; 22:14
I’m currently listening to an audiobook entitled Blood in the Argonne: The “Lost Battalion” of World War I. It is the story of the 77th Div…
Military Devotion – “Until we dismount at Fiddler’s Green . . .” – May 23, 2025
Based on Revelation 7:15-17; John 16:20-24
If you are able, save them a place inside you,
and save one backward glance when you are leaving,
for the places they can no lon…
Military Devotion – Slow to Anger and Rich in Love – May 16, 2025
Based on Psalm 145:8,9
There is a two-mile stretch of the 405 in southern California where the city of Torrance honors a hometown hero. He ran in the 1936 Olympics in Berl…