It is perhaps significant that there is no obvious and complete explanation of atonement and how it functioned in the Bible. My guess is that this was because it was too obvious to the ancients to require…
Recently I was asked a very important and perceptive question by a very smart catechumen, a man converting from Roman Catholicism. He…
This question is often asked by concerned Church people, especially those in the “mainline” churches here in Canada such as the United Church, the Anglican Church, and the Roman Catholic Church. Church…
Having looked at the development of angelology in the Scriptures and the figure of the Angel of the Lord, we conclude this series by talking about the…
In our last post we looked at the long process whereby angelology developed in the Bible. Now we will look at one particular aspect of…
Your Grace, I am filled with joy at your enthronement as the Bishop of Sitka and Alaska, the mother diocese of the Orthodox in America. ...
On this Sunday of the Cross, the gospel reading is short. But each expression, if weighed carefully, has much to teach. The Gospel begins…
Today, as we celebrate the Sunday of Orthodoxy, we are reminded of the fundamental truth of the Orthodox Christian faith. Note that I did not say fundamental truths. ...