Reformation

Martin Luther’s hymn, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, echoes lessons in these scripture readings about God who is a refuge and his Holy Spirit who is a help to us in our times of trouble. I Samuel 22:1-3 David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from […]Read more

A 2021 survey reported how a nation’s leader can make people feel embarrassed to be a citizen of their country. Today’s scripture lessons tell us why we never need to feel ashamed of being Christ-believers. Romans 1:13-17 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to come […]Read more

Matthew 27:27-30 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then […]Read more

Luke 16:22-31 22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me […]Read more