Get up!
07/01/2018 21:01
[ii Sam. 1:1, 17-27; ii Cor. 8:7-15; Mk. 5:21-43]
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Jairus’ little girl died.
The little girl died, and people were sad.
In North-Western Europe, in Belgium/ Flanders most parents -most, not all-...
Peace! Be still!
06/24/2018 18:38
[i Sam. 17:1a, 4, 32-49; ii Cor. 6:1-13; Mk. 4:35-41]
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
“Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”
“Teacher, do you not care..?”
Desperate words.
Desperate words spoken by desperate people,...
Grace like a blanket
06/12/2018 21:02
[Gen. 8:4-20; ii Cor. 4: 13-5: 1; Mk. 3: 20-35]
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
“So we do not lose heart.” (v. 16a)
It’s an admonition that recurs very often in the Bible.
Do not lose heart.
Paul himself was...
Words, words, words
05/20/2018 13:54
Acts 2:1-21; Rom. 8: 22-27; Jn. 15: 26-27, 16: 4b-15]
[Try reading the readings in this order: John, Acts, Romans = promise, event, outcome]
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Cartoon on Facebook (where else?): we’re in a church, just...
All of us are shepherds
04/23/2018 09:55
[Acts 4:5-12; (Ps. 23;) i Jn. 3:16-24; Jn. 10:11-18]
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Today, the fourth Sunday of the Easter season is often known as Good Shepherd
Sunday because of the assigned Gospel reading: “I am the good...
A place for us
04/21/2018 15:19
[Ps. 121; Jn. 14:1-6]
Spoken at a memorial service of a clergyman.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
“...I go to prepare a place for you.”
When Jesus died, he left a massive void amongst his disciples and other followers.
Not only had...
Breathe!
04/08/2018 14:00
[Acts 4:32-35; i Jn. 1:1-2:2; Jn. 20:19-31]
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
The choir sings Breathe on me, Breath of God, verse 1:
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Fill me with life anew,
That I may love what Thou dost...
Alleluia!
04/01/2018 20:58
[Acts 10:34-43; i Cor. 15:1-11; Jn. 20:1-18]
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Easter... Alleluia!
All four Evangelists (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) tell about the Resurrection of Christ and their accounts are very similar but...
Hosanna!
03/25/2018 18:09
[Isa. 50: 4-9a; Ps. 31: 9-16; Philip. 2:5-11; Mk.11: 1-11, 14:1-29]
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Palm Sunday: hosanna!
Christ is preparing for His ultimate sacrifice and seems to be in complete control of the...
Christ baptised
02/18/2018 19:02
[Gen. 9: 8-17; Mk. 1: 9-15]
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
What would be a good sign, a good indication that someone cares for you? Like Noah and the rainbow. How do you know that you’re appreciated, loved?
A poke or a wave on...