Press on in Faith


After Christ’s death the Myrrh-bearing Women, Jospeh of Arimathea, and Nicodemus press on to serve their Lord, no mater what. My sermon on the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women, April 30, 2023.

A definition of true patience


Here’s a quote from the late Russian Orthodox pastor and scholar, Father Alexander Men, on what real patience looks like. We don’t read much about Father Men today, but he was instrumental in the spiritual rebirth of the Russian Orthodox Church at the time of the fall of Communism. You can read more about him at this link.

Take up your cross


We’re all familiar with Jesus’ call, “Take up your cross and follow me.” But we would do well to remember that those are parts two and three of a three-part teaching. My sermon at St Nicholas Cathedral on the Sunday of the Cross, March 19, 2023.