In the Book of Genesis, we read that God planted two trees in the Garden of Eden. One tree promised life, the other tree was much less promising. Here’s a reflection on the Eastern Orthodox Christian understanding of Eden’s forbidden tree.
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In this episode, we look at the baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan, and the great theological truth revealed at that moment.
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The honesty with which the Gospels portray the doubts and struggles of the apostles reminds us that our faith doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to be persistent.
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In this episode, we skip ahead 30 years, to the beginning of Jesus’ earthly ministry. But we don’t start with Jesus. First, we’re introduced to John the Baptist.
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This is a recording that I pulled out of the archives. It’s a look at the story of Lot from the book of Genesis, with a discussion about the lens through which the Orthodox Church reads the Old Testament.
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In this episode, as we conclude Christ’s infancy narrative, we find Jospeh stepping into his role as the guardian of Mary and her Child.
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Is it true that once you are saved, you never need to worry about your spiritual life again? It’s a bit more complicated than that.
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In this episode, we continue our look at the infancy narrative of Jesus. The Magi visit the Christ Child and they learn of Herod’s deceit.
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In this episode we take a look at what the number 40 symbolizes in the scriptures and some of the ways we cary that over into the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church.
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In this episode, we look at Matthew’s account of the brith of Christ, and we discuss a word that has been a stumbling block for many concerning the teaching of Mary’s ever-virginity.
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