Resources for a Home Built on God’s Word
If you’re looking to start (or restart) a devotion routine, this is an awesome resource to start with. It explains the goal of personal devotions, suggests resources to use, and incorporates scientific principles of habit formation to help you form a plan you can stick to.
A reliable translation, Trinity uses the NIV for all our worship and study needs. Consider NIV’s journaling bible, a great edition with margins for taking notes.
Apart from a good study bible (see Lutheran Study below), this is hands down the best resource you can get on helping to understand the bible. It also serves as an excellent devotional way to read through the bible. See NPH’s website for both hardcopy and ebook versions.
An indispensable resource for the bible student, the Lutheran Study Bible has tons of footnotes, maps, timelines, and articles to aid in personal devotion and formal bible study. To find numerous editions, including mobile versions, visit the Lutheran Study Bible’s website.
The Lumo Project has dramatized all four gospels, including narration with the NIV. The full Gospel of Matthew is available here in clips, which is perfect for devotions. Learn about the full Lumo Project here.
The Lumo Project has dramatized all four gospels, including narration with the NIV. The full Gospel of John is available here in clips, which is perfect for devotions. Learn about the full Lumo Project here.
A faithful translation, the ESV follows a word-for-word translation philosophy. Consider ESV’s journaling bible, a well-made edition with generous margins for note-taking.
One of the world’s most popular iphone/ipad and android apps, not only does it have the NIV and ESV translations, but also many features and bible reading schedules to aid regular bible study.
Featuring a cast of dozens (including Hollywood actors like Cuba Gooding, Jr.), and a fully orchestrated score, NIV Live is a fully dramatized production of the entire Bible, and includes apps that follow along with the Bible Text. This is hands down the best way to take the Bible with you on your phone. The full digital version is $10 for one user, and worth every penny. Iphone app found here. Amazon purchase found here.
The Lumo Project has dramatized all four gospels, including narration with the NIV. The full Gospel of Mark is available here in clips, which is perfect for devotions. Learn about the full Lumo Project here.
Time of Grace is a media company that produces – along with a TV show – text, video, and audio resources for personal devotions. Check out what they have available here. Their videos are also available on Facebook.
A useful translation, the EHV is a production of pastors and professors from Trinity’s church body. Consider this volume produced by Northwestern Publishing House.
If you’re looking for short, 5 minute devotional readings written by great pastors applying bible verses to your daily life, NPH’s Meditations is the best resource out there. Published monthly, we offer free copies in the church sanctuary in the back, or there is an iphone/ipad app.
WELS offers daily devotions written by pastors, perfect for a moment of daily meditation. You can find them here, as well as sign up here to have them emailed directly to you. Many in our Trinity family make this a part of their spiritual growth.
The Lumo Project has dramatized all four gospels, including narration with the NIV. The full Gospel of Luke is available here in clips, which is perfect for devotions. Learn about the full Lumo Project here.
These daily video devotions are recorded by ELS and WELS pastors and produced by our sister congregation, Peace in North Mankato. Check it out and subscribe here.
