Comfort in Affliction
Earth is very dangerous planet to live on—at least under the present circumstances. One day, in the age to come, the wolf will lie down with…
Reflections in Christ
The God of the Old Testament
In the rough and tumble world of online discussion of just about any current theological issue, eventually one is sure to come…
Justifying Genocide and Building a Better World
I have just finished watching a brief ten minute video on Youtube from 2008 entitled, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Nazi”, originally…
The Place of the Cross - in the Church, and in our Lives
The current Feast of the Elevation/Exaltation of the Cross allows us to go a long way in dispelling a stereotype that has developed concerning…
A Retro Church
A number of years ago I was chatting with a co-worker at my secular job and she asked me to what church I belonged. When I answered…
Loving the Sinner
The concept of loving the sinner while hating the sin has fallen upon hard times. Fallen man finds it very difficult to hold…
Advice to the Confused
I suppose that most pastors have had the experience of a young parishioner approaching them privately and confiding in them their…
Notes from Undergrad Halls: On Nihilism, Mysticism and Genuine Christianity
I was pleasantly surprised - if not startled - on my first day back to XU for the Fall semester this past Monday. As I approached…
Do We Really Need Deacons?
Recently I overheard a conversation about deacons and someone opined that if there were no deacons…
I Wonder Where the Lions Are?
These past days have seen the departure from our midst of two men who have justly been described as “lions of the OCA”...