Language of our Lives
The great American writer and activist, Toni Morrison, died on August 5th at the age of 88. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. In her Nobel […]
Posts & Updates
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The Geography of Salvation
A new series of Bible Study sessions began on Tuesday, October 1st, titled the Geography of Salvation. For the benefit of those who were not able to participate but wished […]
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Captivated!
“They left everything and followed him.” The original disciples were captivated by Jesus. “In the midst of babel, speak the truth,” William Stringfellow, a good Christian of the last century, […]
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What really happened on the Cross
The usual message of salvation you hear from popular preachers on TV and Christian radio is this: We are all sinners, born sinners, because Adam sinned. God is angry with […]
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Above and Beyond Labels
Saint Paul is not easy to love, and many Christians love him for his hard-nosed attitudes on many subjects. But whether love him or not, we can’t avoid him. Here, […]
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An acceptable year
Tens of millions of Christians in this country love the Book of Revelation and what they think it tells them about the end of the world. But one verse you’ll […]
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The dia-logos of faith
I came upon a striking phrase in an article by Dionysis Skliris: Ο Χριστός, επομένως, ως ενυπόστατος διάλογος Θεού και ανθρώπου…: Christ, the ‘enhypostasized’ (let’s just say ‘personified’ for simplicity) […]
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The First Liturgy
This is a unique miracle narrative (Matthew 14:14-22). It is the only miracle that all four Gospels include. So we should pay extra attention! It is also the most public […]
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“after six days…”
On August 6th the Orthodox Church celebrates the great feast of Transfiguration, that amazing event in the life of our Lord that is represented on our beautiful wall icon. Let’s […]
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Why we are community
A reading today from Paul’s Letter to the Romans (12:6-14) that clearly spells out what a Christian community should look like and act like. Here, in chapter 12 of this […]