Christians Behaving Badly

Being a priest puts me in a position to have many interesting conversations with people. One topic that seems to come up quite a bit is: Christians behaving badly. SOME CHRISTIANS DON’T KNOW HOW TO ACT!  Some people I speak

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It’s OK, I’m Spiritual!

As I go around town and I meet new people, one of the first questions I get asked is, “what do you do for a living?” I usually respond with, “I’m the priest at the Orthodox Church in town.” After

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Can We Not Go to Church?

Some Sundays I don’t feel like going to church. On a typical Sunday morning, I have to get there 2 hours before everyone else. In that first hour, I have candles to light, entrance prayers to say, vesting prayers to

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WEDDINGS AND WINE

Last Sunday I had the privilege of marrying a wonderful couple. At the wedding service, I read from the Gospel of St. John, chapter 2. You probably know this story, and you’re probably not surprised that this is the one

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RINGS ON THE WRONG HAND?!?

This Sunday I will have the pleasure of performing a wedding. Weddings are always happy events, and I always look forward to performing them. Orthodox weddings are especially beautiful, and it’s actually composed of two ceremonies: the betrothal and the

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