“Are you ready to suffer?” John 14:8-17
Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do […]
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“This strange power.” Mt 21:1-9
Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village in front […]
“Yes, skubalon means dung.” Philippians 3:4-14
“If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, […]
“The passion of Christ: how to think about it?”
[Reading from Mt 27:33-54.] Lent is quite a special time for us during the Church year. That’s a time when we spent more time in reflection of the passion of […]
[At least] 7 Values in Brokenness
During times of trials and difficulty we often forget – or we never even understand- the value of brokenness. Yes, I just wrote the previous sentence. And, I stand behind […]
“Be nice, don’t offend anyone!” Mark 8:27-38
Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they told […]
„Don’t you dare to doubt!” Based on John 18-19
Have you ever thought about what you need to do to be able to stand in God’s presence, when this life is over, or when Christ returns in His glory? […]
“O these heavy, heavy words” John 13
Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were […]
“There is a problem with this Jesus” John 12:12-16
The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to […]
“A story of the very last evening” John 13:1-17
Presented at World’s Day of Prayer at St. Paul’s. Good evening and welcome at St. Paul’s. Today, this evening I want to tell you a story. I know, you have […]
“There is nothing for you” Mar 8:31-38
And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be […]
Why the Church is producing atheists?
Read the original article here I was an atheist until I was twenty four. I was raised to be an atheist. As a young man, I scolded Christians for their […]
Sanctification and Suffering
Read the original article here. There is a lot of talk in the church about sanctification, about following Jesus and being His disciple. There is not a lot of talk […]
“Christian, be who you are!” Mt 16:21-28
“From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, […]
The hardest place on earth to be a Christian
Read the original article here. While there are many terrible places on earth to be a Christian (Sudan, North Korea, Afghanistan, Bhutan, etc.), Pakistan is arguably the worst. Other nations […]
The Kingdom at Grace Lutheran Oshawa 