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...

Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence   or stand in the place of the great; for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”...

The letter to the Hebrews let us know that God is worthy of reverence and awe. All we have to do is look around and see all of the...

Now [Jesus] was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled...

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship...

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits—...