Sacred Time

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Church, Prayer, Scripture, Spirituality

Time is money, they say…or is it sacred?

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Not Now, But Later

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Bible, Good News, Gospel

Without sacrifice, there is no future…

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Treasure in Chaos

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Good News, Gospel, Spirituality

Treasure can be found in some of the most unexpected places…

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When Paul Murdered Christians

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Bible, Church, Feasts, Good News, Gospel

Paul once thought he was justified by God…for murdering Christians! But today, we celebrate him as a great saint…

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Come Together, Right Now

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Feasts, Good News, Gospel, Jesus Christ

Tonight, around the world, we begin the celebration of two great saints: Peter and Paul. But, it’s strange. Two great giants of our faith, yet they share a feast day. Why not a day for each one?

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Entering the Promised Land

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Bible, Church, Gospel

One of the questions I’m asked most often these days is, “How do you like the new place?” “It’s good to have a home; our own ‘Promised Land’,” I tell them, “but our work is just beginning!”

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Pentecost: the Birth of the Church?

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Bible, Church, Feasts, Good News, Orthodox, Scripture

What do you say when someone starts singing “Happy Birthday” to the Church on Pentecost? Not so fast…

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Completing Pascha with Pentecost

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Bible, Church, Feasts, Good News, Gospel, Jesus Christ, Orthodox

This Sunday, we’ll be celebrating one of the Great Feasts of the Church, Pentecost. Most Christians know this feast as the celebration of the Holy Spirit. However, not many of us know of the connection to the Old Testament Feast

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Deacons and Iconography

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Church, Liturgics and Services, Orthodox

A friend sent me a photo of an icon he recently bought. It was an icon of St. Stephen, an early deacon in the Church. I recognized some of the attributes that marked him out as a deacon, but not

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Inheriting Eternal Life!

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Good News, Gospel

Being a Good Person When I’m out-and-about, and people find out that I’m a priest, they often tell me that they are “spiritual” but don’t, necessarily, believe in organized “religion.” Sometimes, people will tell me that they find God in

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