Nielsen’s Nook

“I know very well, and I am sorry to say, that I am a sinner and that in me there is no righteousness that  ...”
Martin Luther, <i>Luther's Works, Vol. 24 : Sermons on the Gospel of St. John: Chapters 14-16</i> ( ed. Jaroslav Jan Pelikan et al.;, Luther's WorksSaint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1999, c1961), 24:347.

Paul’s Letter to American Christians

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On November 4, 1956 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached a most creative sermon bringing to bear the Apostle Paul's teaching on American nation and culture, calling America to "reach out" and "discover" God's grace, which stands in the "midst of man's tragic sin".

This sermon is as relevant today as it was 52 years ago. Today, America inaugurates her first African-American president. Certainly there has been much progress; however, I think you'll find King's sermon speaks across all boundaries to fundamental struggles that all Americans face.