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The theme of today’s readings is that our earthly lives – our lives where we dwell in bodies – are not eternal. We all must die. But one day eternity …

De sidste tider er et både spændende og problematisk emne at snakke om. Det er spændende, fordi det er noget, der vedrører os alle. Det er dog også problematisk, fordi …

In today’s Gospel Reading we are presented with not just one – but two – parables making the reading rather comprehensive. Both are about vineyards, both are told in the …

15. september 2024 ”Herre, du ransager mig og kender mig. Du ved, om jeg sidder eller står… du [er] klar over min tanke; du har rede på, om jeg går …

I must be honest with you. I have never really liked the Gospel Reading for today. The reading about Mary and Martha who received a visit from Jesus. And despite …

Som evangelietekst til i dag hørte vi den ikoniske tekst om en mand, der var syg, og som havde ligget ved en helt særlig sø hele 38 år. For søen …

Coming back from holiday is not always easy. You never know just how busy it is going to get. Luckily, as a pastor, you can prepare yourself a little. I …

Selvom det ikke foregår her i landet, så ved vi alle sammen godt, at der sker en masse syd for grænsen. Der er valgkamp. Valget er ganske vist først til …

Have you all heard about ‘The Greater Fool Theory’? It is quite a simple theory. A person does something that at first seems to be rather foolish. Yet the person …

De ti bud. Det var den gammeltestamentlige tekst til i dag. Var der nogle af jer, der talte efter? Det håber jeg næsten ikke. Og så alligevel. Noget af det …

’Lignelsen om den fortabte søn’ er og bliver bare en af mine yndlings-tekster. Teksten er næsten 2.000 år gammel, men alligevel er og bliver den bare sindssyg aktuel. Og så …

“Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters… cannot be my disciple.” Of course, this is the sentence that makes todays …

Pinse. Kirkens tredje højtid. Nok den mindste af de tre – jul, påske, pinse – men ingenlunde uvæsentlig. I dag fejrer vi Helligåndens komme til os mennesker. Af mange kaldes …

As I said in the beginning of today’s service, during the last couple of Sundays, we have listened to some philosophical readings about how Jesus remains with us despite his …

Today’s biblical readings is not the easiest to understand, and the reason for that is quite simple: In none of the three readings we find any kind of narrative. There …

Almost exactly a year ago I held a sermon where I related the gospel to the story “Mio, min Mio” – or in English “Mio my son” – written by …

’Jeg er vejen og sandheden og livet’. Hver gang jeg læser dette bibelcitat, så kommer jeg til at tænke på min bedstefar. Noget, jeg gør, pga. et helt særligt minde, …

Last time I attended our Bible Study group, we had a very good discussion about various ways of being religious. I talked about the studies of a psychologist of religion, …

When I first met the student for confirmation that I am currently giving classes, he was eager to ask me some questions that he had been thinking about for a …

Previously, the Annunciation of Mary was celebrated on March 25 – exactly nine months before Christmas Day. But since this day often did not fall on a Sunday, Annunciation Day …

“I am the bread of life”. In today’s gospel reading we heard the first “I am” sentence that occurs in the gospel of John. Throughout the Gospel of John, we …

En af de ting der nok førte til, at jeg valgte som voksen at blive præst, var, at jeg havde en meget inspirerende kristendomsundervisning, da jeg gik i folkeskolen. Jeg …