Meet the Parents of John the Baptist
Here’s a clip from one of my online Bible Study sessions. For login info, become a monthly supporter of my online ministry. More info here.
Outposts of the Kingdom
The Kingdom of God is both a coming reality and is a present reality in the hearts of believers. To have a life in Christ is to be in the Kingdom both now and unto the ages of ages.
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Chronos and Kairos
Here’s a clip from a session of my church’s online Bible Study. The New Testament describes two kinds of time – “chronos” and “kairos.” The difference between the two is immense… eternal even.
Once More Look Up to Heaven
The healing grace of Christ is offered to us so that we can move forward — or better still, upward — in life.
Overcoming the Idolatry of Envy
St Paul calls envy (or covetousness) idolatry. There’s one way to overcome it – radical gratitude.
Mercy On the Way to Jericho
The opening lines of the Parable of the Good Samaritan are enough to show us why this is truly Good News.
The Fear of God – What it Is and What it Isn’t
The title says it all: How the Orthodox Church defines the fear of God. My sermon at St Nicholas Cathedral in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Sunday, October 29, 2023.
The Code of Our Royal Calling
Here’s a sermon from a couple of years ago at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Is there a code in the Bible? Yes, actually. But it’s no secret… and it points to Good News for all humanity.
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Explaining the Divine Liturgy (Part 2)
Here’s the second half of a discussion on the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy. I structured it around an early second century description of a Christian Eucharistic service, written by St. Justin the Martyr:
- “On the day called Sunday, all gather together to one place…
- “And the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read…”
- “Then the president verbally exhorts to the imitation of these good things…”
- “Then we all rise together and pray…”
- “Bread and wine and water are brought forth…
- “The president offers prayers and thanksgivings… and the people give their ascent, saying: Amen…”
- “There is a distribution to each of that over which thanks has been given…”
- “And they who are well to do give what each thinks fit to take care of all who are in need.”
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Eastern Orthodoxy 