Oscar Romero: Archbishop of El Salvador Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was born in 1917 to a large rural family in a time when electricity and running water and beds for the children to sleep on were uncommon. Oscar was apprenticed to a carpenter at age 12, as his family could not afford to […]
Becoming the Reformed
This Sunday we celebrate Reformers of the Church, usually Martin Luther. Lately we’ve been looking at others who changed the world by their understanding of Scripture, in particular today, John Woolman (1720 – 1772), of the Society of Friends of Colonial New Jersey. Please see the inset below for more information about John Woolman. Reformation […]
Jesus, Martin, and Desmond: Reformation
See below for further information about Desmond Tutu. Reformation Sunday October 28, 2012 John 8: 31-36 For years, we have talked about Martin Luther on Reformation Sunday, celebrating his challenge to his church to be faithful to what he saw as the truth of the Gospel. By putting the Bible in the hands of ordinary […]
The LORD of Hosts Is With Us
Reformation Day October 31, 2010 John 8:31-36, Psalm 46, Jeremiah 32:32-34, Romans 3:19-28 John 8:31–36 31Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; 32and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” 33They answered him, “We are […]