September 1, 2021 411 0 The Dry Humor of Jesus – Dry Except for One Time when It Was Very Wet Humor When I first went to college, a church of my denomination sponsored a supper for us newcomers. As we ate, one guy made…
June 21, 2020 150 0 The Kingdom of David is the Kingdom of Priests, p. 2 In Part 1 we attempted to read one of the key passages of the Old Testament through the lens of the liturgical life of…
June 19, 2020 288 0 The Kingdom of David Is the Kingdom of Priests The importance of reading Holy Scripture in the life of an Orthodox Christian is enormous. However, while many people are familiar with the advice…
June 15, 2020 957 1 King Solomon on Dealing with Fools He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. Reprove not a scorner,…
June 12, 2020 230 0 The Desire For a Woman: Someone Else’s Wife vs. Your Own Wife Matthew 5:27-32 The apostle Paul continues to unravel the connection between the knowledge of God and morality. We find that after the coming of…
May 11, 2019 2179 1 Who or What Are Gog and Magog? Why Are They So Famous? Bishop Sylvester (Stoichev), the Rector of Kiev Theological Academy, on the meaning of the mysterious Gog and Magog. These two names are mentioned in…
May 10, 2019 152 0 “Bone of My Bone, Flesh of My Flesh” The primordial man says of his wife, “This is now bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh.” (Gen 2:23) St. Nikolai of…
April 29, 2019 261 0 Christ and Resurrection: Some Controversial Thoughts The Reading from the First Epistle of St. John 1:1-7 We speak of Jesus of Nazareth, of His life and miracles and…
April 26, 2019 374 0 On Our Unwillingness to Abandon Sin A lot of hesitations… Some people don’t want to go to confession, others are driven mad by being woken up early to go to…
April 25, 2019 158 0 Holy Thursday: Sacrament, Not Mystery Holy Week is rolling to its climax day by day. Its first three days are full of tension, whilst Holy Thursday sticks out of…
