“I don’t deny,” he said, “that there should be priests to remind men that they will one day die. I only say that at certain strange epochs it is necessary to have another kind of priests, called poets, actually to remind men that they are not dead yet.” ― G.K. Chesterton, Manalive Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 https://reflectionsfromghent.files.wordpress.com…

Our reading this week comes from the Acts of the Apostles 10:34-43 – Peter and the disciples make a new confession of faith. https://reflectionsfromghent.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/acts-10-34-43-eng.mp3

Onze lezing deze week komt van Handelingen 10:34-43 – een geloofsbelijdenis van Petrus en de leerlingen https://reflectionsfromghent.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/hand-10-34-43-nl.mp3

Finally… we’ve reached the ultimate goal – The Resurrection! Hallelujah! Ring bells! Sing for joy! Jump and shout! Death loses. Sin is defeated. The powers of evil get their butts kicked. God wins. Light wins! Love wins! Jesus wins! If our team just won the championship, we wouldn’t sit there silently, looking serious. We’d be jumping up and down w…

Our reading this week comes from the prophet Isaiah 50:4-9a – The Suffering Servant https://reflectionsfromghent.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/is-50-4-9a-eng.mp3

Onze lezing deze week komt van de profeet Jesaja 50:4-9a – De lijdende dienaar https://reflectionsfromghent.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/jes-50-4-9a-nl.mp3

Parents are said to make sacrifices for their children: working longer hours, saving money, moving elsewhere in order to have better prospects for the future. Sacrifices were used to try and remove their guilt and sin. They were also used to give thanks Jesus is called the lamb of God and the true Passover lamb, we remember his sacrifice every time…

Our reading this week comes from the Gospel of St. Mark 11:1-11 – Jesus enters Jerusalem. https://reflectionsfromghent.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/mark-11-1-11-eng.mp3

Onze lezing deze week komt van het evangelie volgens Marcus 11:1-11 – Jezus ging Jeruzalem binnen. https://reflectionsfromghent.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/marc-11-1-11-nl.mp3

Ps. 118 says, “The stone which the builder’s rejected has become the chief corner-stone.” What kind of stone gets rejected? A misshapen one? One that’s the wrong size? One that can’t be cut? Is that what people thought about Jesus? That he and his message were misshapen, the wrong size or unbreakable? Because they did the same thing to him that the…