Alas for those who are at ease in Zion,   and for those who feel secure on Mount Samaria, Alas for those who lie on beds of ivory,   and...

We were told this week to pray for everyone, and admittedly that can be hard sometimes. But Paul would say, "do it anyway." Mother Teresa...

Then Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering...

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all who are...

Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord; praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time on and...

Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land, saying, “When will the new moon be over so that we may...

Two songs today that are inspired by some of our readings this week. First, here is the incomparable Louis Armstrong singing "Go down,...

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to (Jesus.). And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and...

I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he judged me faithful and appointed me to his service, even...

A Psalm of David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone in Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your...

The Lord said to Moses, “Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; they have...

Lutheran read the gospel with a "particular lens," says Pastor Keith Anderson, one of the pastors of Upper Dublin Lutheran Church in our...

Now large crowds were traveling with (Jesus), and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother,...

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,   To Philemon our dear friend and co-worker, to Apphia our sister, to...

Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path that sinners tread or sit in the seat of scoffers, but their...

See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am...

The theme this week was humility and hospitality. Someone who embodied both of these qualities was Nelson Mandela. In this interview with...

On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him...

Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing...

Praise the Lord! Happy are those who fear the Lord, who greatly delight in his commandments. Their descendants will be mighty in the...