Media from October 2026
ONE FAITH: Family Devotions for the Week of October 4, 2026
THEME: Rooted in Christ through Stewardship by Ward Irvin We give Thee but Thine own, Whate’er the gift may be; All that we have is Thine alone, A trust, O Lord, from Thee.” (LSB 781 “We Give Thee But Thine Own,” stanza 1 — William Walsham How, 1858) DEVOTION: In Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974, a “Boomer” classic), Robert Pirsig describes the well-known and at least partly true “South Indian Monkey Trap.” A hollowed-out coconut is chained…
10/04/26 – 19th Sun. after Pentecost
NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (4 October 2026) Isaiah 5:1–7, Philippians 3:4b–14, Matthew 21:33–46 The True Vine Redeems the Vineyard of the Lord of Hosts “The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel” (Is. 5:7), which He planted “on a very fertile hill” (Is. 5:1). He did everything for His vineyard, not only clearing it of stones and planting it with “choice vines,” but also building the “watchtower” of His prophets and hewing out the “wine vat” of…