Rain in the Desert

Rain in the Desert

By Fr. Apostolos Hill, and Ancient Faith MinistriesReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Rain in the Desert episodes

  • How to Believe
    Fr. Apostolos Hill delivers a homily about the belief that leads to salvation as opposed to a nominal "belief" that does not.
    20 min
  • Beyond Atta Boy
    Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks on moving past the staid "good boy" mis-characterization of salvation and toward the inner transformation exhibited in the feast. St. Athanasius wrote about the "fire in the sword" to describe the process of becoming by divine grace what Jesus is by divine nature.
    20 min
  • Beyond Atta Boy
    Fr. Apostolos Hill speaks on moving past the staid "good boy" mis-characterization of salvation and toward the inner transformation exhibited in the feast. St. Athanasius wrote about the "fire in the sword" to describe the process of becoming by divine grace what Jesus is by divine nature.
    20 min
  • Sharing our Food [taken down due to poor audio quality]
    Fr. Apostolos dives into 2nd Kings to draw out the story of King Jorams's victory over the Syrian King Ben Haddad to illustrate the Gospel reading from Matthew 5; that we are the light of the world in a city full of starving people. Having found food for ourselves, we must now share it with everyone else.
    16 min
  • Sharing our Food
    Fr. Apostolos dives into 2nd Kings to draw out the story of King Jorams's victory over the Syrian King Ben Haddad to illustrate the Gospel reading from Matthew 5; that we are the light of the world in a city full of starving people. Having found food for ourselves, we must now share it with everyone else.
    16 min
  • Crew Members, Not Passengers
    Fr. Apostolos Hill shares a homily centered on the Epistle reading and St. Paul's admonition that we exercise the spiritual gifts given to us for the building up of the Body of Christ.
    21 min
  • Dispelling the Darkness
    Fr. Apostolos Hill reflects on the verses of the Gospel of Matthew about the eye as the light of the body and how we might dispel the darkness around us with the Light of Christ.
    22 min
  • Dispelling the Darkness
    Fr. Apostolos Hill reflects on the verses of the Gospel of Matthew about the eye as the light of the body and how we might dispel the darkness around us with the Light of Christ.
    22 min
  • Stay Alert, Stay Alive
    Fr. Apostolos Hill gave a recap of the vitality of our young ones' faith alongside the pitfalls awaiting those whose spiritual development is neglected in the home or parish. Stay Alert, Stay Alive was the theme of All Saints Camp (Arizona) this past week.
    15 min

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Homilies from Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral