Daily Devotion for March 19, 2020 Isaiah 11:16-12:2 “…As it was for Israel in the day that they came up from the land of Egypt…Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation.” Our daily reading today in Isaiah reminds us of […]
I awakened this morning with an amazing peace of soul. This seemed incredible to comprehend as we continue to hear of the spread of the Coronavirus, my concerns for the well-being of all the people of our parish, and the questions about our continued services which have been weighing on my mind lately. After my […]
I rewrote Proverbs 31:10-31 with each of the ladies of my own parish in mind. If you are a member of another parish, know that your priest sees you the same way!!! It may remind you of your own Mom as it did mine. (A note to the men who receive this email: please go out of your […]
For Orthodox Christians around the world, a journey has begun today. It is a spiritual journey that will eventually lead us all the way to the empty tomb of Jesus Christ. For the next 6 weeks we will journey through Great Lent and then we will experience Holy Week and the incredible Feast of Feasts: […]
Today, Eastern Orthodox Christians around the entire world all read the same Gospel reading concerning the Great Judgment from Matthew 25:31-46. Each year we Orthodox come face to face with this Gospel passage, whether we want to or not. It concerns the sheep and the goats; even more importantly it concerns who will inherit the Kingdom of […]
Today, Eastern Orthodox Christians around the entire world all read the same Gospel reading concerning the Great Judgment from Matthew 25:31-46. Each year we Orthodox come face to face with this Gospel passage, whether we want to or not. It concerns the sheep and the goats; even more importantly it concerns who will inherit the Kingdom of […]
How would you respond to some well-meaning Christians who said they did not want to lose their rational and logical minds by joining an “organized religion”? Over the years of being a prison chaplain, I encountered many, many men who had embraced that very thinking. They felt that submitting to the authority of the Church […]
December 6th, this Thursday, is an important day in my church each year. The “why?” is best answered by sharing this true story with you. If you are a fan of the Paul Harvey radio programs, you will be familiar with one of his shows called “The Rest of the Story”. This story could […]
A few years ago I did a solo climb of Kit Carson Peak. This is a remote peak in the Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) mountains of Colorado. It was a tough trek, made more difficult by a chest cold I had been fighting. After being up above 13,000 feet for a few hours, […]
During the Nativity fast, Orthodox Christians are on a journey that culminates with the celebration of the Birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This journey continually brings us face to face with the issue of giving: The Father gave His Son…The Magi gave gifts…Saint Nicholas gave in secret…and even we give gifts to […]