From God Can Nothing Move Me

Some notes on the hymn that will be sung at Our Saviour Lutheran Church and Brighton Lutheran Mission as the hymn of the day tomorrow, Trinity 14, 2016: This hymn was written by Ludwig Helmbold (1532–98), a teacher, academic, poet and (in later life) pastor in central Germany. While he was serving as headmaster in…

What makes a Pharisee?

A sermon preached at Our Saviour Lutheran Church on the 11th Sunday after Trinity Date: 7 August 2016 Text: Luke 18:9–14 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Those of us who are familiar with the teachings of Jesus, and have been steeped in the Christian…