Reading paths

A few stops at a time, on one big question.

Each path picks stops from different books and the trail. Do them in order, one a day or all at once. Finish every stop and the path is yours. Your progress stays on this device.

5 stops
Who is Jesus?Five stops on the person at the center of everything: who he said he was, what people hoped for, the cross, and the empty tomb.
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6 stops
Getting ready for confirmationThe big pieces in six stops: the creed, the commandments, prayer, Baptism, what confirmation is, and your own statement of faith.
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5 stops
Getting ready for communionFive stops on the Lord's Supper: forgiveness, what Jesus gives, who is welcome, and what happens in worship.
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Luther's big discoveryFive stops from a terrified monk to the good news he found: God makes us right by grace, through faith, as a gift.
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5 stops
When life is hardFive stops for heavy days: asking for help, waiting in the dark, daily bread, and the hope that holds.
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4 stops
ChristmasFour stops on the waiting, the promise, the birth of Jesus, and how the church keeps the seasons.
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Reading path · 5 stops

Who is Jesus?

Five stops on the person at the center of everything: who he said he was, what people hoped for, the cross, and the empty tomb.

5 stops, in order. Nothing stamped yet.

Start with Caesarea Philippi
  1. 1The Creed Path · Stop 3Caesarea PhilippiWhat do we say about Jesus?
  2. 2How the Church Got Here · Chapter 5The MessiahWhat did God's people hope for, and how did Jesus surprise them?
  3. 3The Big Story · Stop 5God With UsWhy do Lutherans say Jesus is the center of the whole Bible?
  4. 4He Is Risen · Stop 3The CrossWhy did Jesus die, and why do we call that Friday good?
  5. 5He Is Risen · Stop 5Christ Is RisenWhat happened on Easter morning, and why does it change everything?

Reading path · 6 stops

Getting ready for confirmation

The big pieces in six stops: the creed, the commandments, prayer, Baptism, what confirmation is, and your own statement of faith.

6 stops, in order. Nothing stamped yet.

Start with Nicaea
  1. 1The Creed Path · Stop 1NicaeaWhat is a creed, and why do we use them?
  2. 2Ten Words · Stop 1No Other GodsWhy do the commandments start with freedom, and what does the first one ask?
  3. 3Teach Us to Pray · Stop 1Our FatherWhy do we call God “Father” when we pray?
  4. 4Washed and Fed · Stop 1The Water and the WordWhat is Baptism, and what does God do in it?
  5. 5How the Church Got Here · Chapter 7Why we confirmWhere did confirmation come from, and what does it really mean?
  6. 6The Creed Path · Stop 5Your TableWhat do you say about faith and God?

Reading path · 5 stops

Getting ready for communion

Five stops on the Lord's Supper: forgiveness, what Jesus gives, who is welcome, and what happens in worship.

5 stops, in order. Nothing stamped yet.

Start with Forgiven Out Loud
  1. 1Washed and Fed · Stop 3Forgiven Out LoudWhy do we confess our sins, and what happens when we do?
  2. 2Washed and Fed · Stop 4The Lord's TableWhat is the Lord's Supper, and what does Jesus give in it?
  3. 3Washed and Fed · Stop 5Given for YouWho is welcome at the table, and what happens when you go up?
  4. 4When We Gather · Stop 1The ShapeWhy does Lutheran worship follow the same shape week after week?
  5. 5When We Gather · Stop 4The MealWhat does Luther say is happening at the Lord's table?

Reading path · 5 stops

Luther's big discovery

Five stops from a terrified monk to the good news he found: God makes us right by grace, through faith, as a gift.

5 stops, in order. Nothing stamped yet.

Start with Erfurt
  1. 1Luther's Trail · The Anxious MonkErfurtThe storm, the vow, and a monk who couldn't feel God's love.
  2. 2The Big Story · Stop 2A Promise to AbrahamWhat did God promise Abraham and Sarah, and who was it for?
  3. 3Luther's Trail · The Reluctant RebelWittenbergNinety-five questions about forgiveness.
  4. 4Luther's Trail · The UnshakenWormsTold to take it back, he asks for one night to think.
  5. 5Washed and Fed · Stop 2Drowned and RaisedWhy did Luther say Baptism is for every day?

Reading path · 5 stops

When life is hard

Five stops for heavy days: asking for help, waiting in the dark, daily bread, and the hope that holds.

5 stops, in order. Nothing stamped yet.

Start with Erfurt
  1. 1Luther's Trail · The Anxious MonkErfurtThe storm, the vow, and a monk who couldn't feel God's love.
  2. 2Teach Us to Pray · Stop 6Lead Us, Deliver UsDoes God tempt us? What are we asking to be kept from?
  3. 3He Is Risen · Stop 4Waiting in the DarkWhat happened on the Saturday between the cross and Easter?
  4. 4Teach Us to Pray · Stop 4Daily BreadWhat counts as daily bread, and why ask for only one day?
  5. 5Called and Sent · Stop 6The Promise HoldsWhat does faith say about death, and what do Lutherans hope for?

Reading path · 4 stops

Christmas

Four stops on the waiting, the promise, the birth of Jesus, and how the church keeps the seasons.

4 stops, in order. Nothing stamped yet.

Start with The Messiah
  1. 1How the Church Got Here · Chapter 5The MessiahWhat did God's people hope for, and how did Jesus surprise them?
  2. 2The Big Story · Stop 5God With UsWhy do Lutherans say Jesus is the center of the whole Bible?
  3. 3How the Church Got Here · Chapter 9ChristmasHow did the church's Christmas traditions grow around the birth of Jesus?
  4. 4When We Gather · Stop 6The SeasonsWhy does the church follow its own calendar?