I read a short devotional in the morning from
Portals of Prayer. It's a devotional from the Lutheran perspective. Many of the devotionals in the stores don't add the Lutheran theological understanding of important topics. Many of the devotionals are evangelical in nature which involves making a decision for Christ. Lutherans believe that God is the one who gives faith by means of the Holy Spirit, the Word and the Sacrament.
The devotional this morning was about St. Ambrose. I never heard of him, but evidently he is an important historical person. St Ambrose was a bishop in Milan in the fourth-century. He was very concerned about the identity of Jesus. There were some who were teaching that Jesus is only a man, created by God and adopted by God to be His Son. St Ambrose was influential in the conversion of St. Augustine.
