10th Sunday of Luke

Christ is only legalistic about abolishing the law that binds us and causes our backs to be stiff.

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7th Sunday of Luke

Society says that we shouldn’t put forks in light sockets, but maybe we should?

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The Unprofitable App

Sunday of the Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council Oops! Who here loves to be manipulated? Anyone? As I imagined, no one here chose to be manipulated. Yet, if you can believe it, we are manipulated … every … single

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Transactional Trust?

When we see our relationship with Jesus as transactional, he becomes a magical genie.

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Elevation of the Cross 2024

I wonder: Do we have the guts to be Christians? I mean real Christians, like the apostles or the martyrs.

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Nativity of the Theotokos

An Orthodox theologian says this feast is unremarkable. So, why do we celebrate?

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Why I’ve Stopped Streaming the Entire Liturgy.

As the Church enters the technological era, the question becomes: To stream or not to stream? 

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Series on the Divine Liturgy, Part 9

If one isn’t prepared to become a Christian, it can have life altering consequences, so how do we help someone on their journey into the Church?

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Series on the Divine Liturgy, Part 8

A lot of Christians are unhealthy, not living out their lives *as* Christians. What we need is a boost! But how?

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Series on the Divine Liturgy, Part 7

The Participatory Liturgy. Oops! As most of you know, I studied Classical and Near-Eastern Archaeology when I was an undergraduate at the U of M.  One of the things archaeologists have to get really good at is reading city plans.

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