The word for “anxiety” in Greek means much more that just “anxious.” How a “sound” eye differs from an “unsound” eye.

God sanctifies His saints through their endurance. What does holy “endurance” look like? What can putting up with aggravating people and circumstances do for the Christian? Endurance and patience defines the Christian.

Two aspects of Pentecost. 1) At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended on the Church that met “with one mind.” 2) Old Testament Pentecost and how it relates to the Christian Pentecost.

True theology bestows eternal life. The foundation of our life-giving Orthodox Church. Every once in a while we need a theological tuneup. How the Orthodox Church interprets holy scripture.

The Pharisees “prosecute” Jesus on the grounds that he is a blasphemer. From the Pharisees’ perspective that prosecution goes horribly wrong. Through the divine miracle of healing a man born with no eyes, by fashioning eyes for him, Jesus reveals that His teachings of His divine origin are true. The guileless man born blind is a key witness to Jesus’ divinity.

The passage on the Samaritan Woman at Jacob’s Well shows that before a man or woman thirsts for God, God thirsts for man.

The Pool at Bethesda gathered a hopeful people as a “proto-Church.” Why is this seemingly non resurrectional Gospel passage placed during the Paschal season? Jesus’ miracles pointed and prepared men and women for His Holy Resurrection. The risen Christ fulfills all miracles.

We Orthodox celebrate the Resurrection as a 40+ fay season so to make the Paschal spirit a way of life. The sublime service of the Myrrh Bearing Women. Why we celebrate the Resurrection at exactly midnight. The Holy Fire of Jerusalem.

Faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the hinge upon which everything turns. Faith in the resurrection is an all or nothing proposition… Either Jesus has risen from the dead and we are saved or he has not and we remain in our sins. Orthodox Christianity teaches that Christ is risen From the dead end by his death has trampled down death and to those in the tombs He is bestowing life!

Holy Friday Lamentations