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Holiness How-To: Imitate our Gospel Parents
... Sunday after Pentecost / Tenth Sunday of Matthew, August 13, 2017 I Corinthians 4:9-16; Matthew 17:14-23 Very Rev. Fr. ... many fathers; for I begat you in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I beseech you, therefore, be imitators of me. (I Cor. 4:15-16) Paul ... people about their spiritual life is that they may not know what to do. We can often see our sins clearly enoughâwe are proud, we ...
The One Thing Every Christian Must Know
Preaching the Gospel “That Our Joy May Be Fulfilled”
... Sunday / Feast of the Apostle John the Theologian, May 8, 2016 1 John 1:1-5; John 20:19-31 Rev. ... Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Christ is risen! The Gospel story begins today with the gathering of the disciples of Jesus in a ... them had even been to the empty tomb. But they didnât know what to think. They were in doubt. Were they just seeing what they ...
The Gospel of Fastnachts, PÄ czki and Pancakes
The Gospel’s Good Soil
... align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The Apostle Paul preaching to the Bereans"][/caption] In my experience, adding ... into communion with Christ within our current culture, the Gospel cannot be treated as a piece of information to be advertised. We are ... is defined by his attention to what is next to him and by knowing how to live with the consequences of his decisions, rather than ...
St. Nicholas, Enemy of Demons
... of Nicholas the Wonder-worker / Tenth Sunday of Luke, December 6, 2015 Hebrews 13:17-21; ... one of the moments in his life which is perhaps less well-known, and itâs about the time he chopped down a tree. But first we have to ... truth about Who Jesus is. But we also need to know the Gospel, the teachings of the Apostles and the Fathers and Councils of the ...
Do We Preach “Orthodoxy”… or Christ?
The Transfiguration on Eden
NEW RELEASE: The Wolf and the Cross
... am ecstatic -- yes, actually ecstatic -- to announce the release of the first episode of my new documentary podcast series The Wolf ... its saints, and encountering the people bringing the gospel to their own people. This long-form documentary features interviews, ... that will take you on a journey into this little-known land that stands at the crossroads of east and west. Being of ...
The Present and Future of Orthodox Christian Media
The following is my keynote address for the 2022 Ancient Faith Ministries Content ... am also a member of Generation X, a generation not exactly known for loyalty to institutions or conventions. As the first generation of ... time â sent out as lambs among wolves, preaching the gospel of the victory of Jesus Christ over darkness and death, celebrating that ...
The Lamp of the Body
Justice is Coming
Sin, Holiness and Human Nature
... of the Paralytic, May 15, 2022 Acts 9:32-42; John 5:1-15 In the Name of the ... related by the Apostle John in the fifth chapter of his Gospel. I want to talk about this story by starting with something that ... his cure, but he couldnât access it. Now, we do not know what this man did that brought him into paralysis. The Scriptures do not ...
The Martyrsâ Blood Against the Demon Hordes: A Reflection on the Akolouthia of the Three Martyrs of Vilnius
The Scriptures and all the liturgical services of the Orthodox Church include the ... in much of Christian history between paganism and the gospel of Jesus Christ. In every case, the fallen angels (demons) who animate ... during the time of the Great Fast before Pascha. As we know from the hagiography of the martyrs, Algirdas had formerly left paganism, ...
Purification for Pascha
... of the Publican and the Pharisee, February 13, 2022 2 Timothy 3:10-15; Luke ... on feast days, too) there are three hymns sung after the Gospel reading, just after Psalm 50 is read. On almost every Sunday throughout ... Scriptureâthe theme of uncleanness. From the Bible, we know that someone can become unclean through his sins. But we also see that ...
Ignored by God
... Sunday after Pentecost / Sunday of the Canaanite Woman, February 6, 2022 II Corinthians 6:16b-18, 7:1; Matthew ... of humility, and the vehicle that takes us there is this Gospel read on the Sunday of the Canaanite Woman. We donât hear this Gospel ... of Mark (7:24-30), we read that Jesus wanted no one to know that He was there. This was not a public appearance by Christ. He had ...
The City Which is to Come
Not By Heroism, Lest Anyone Should Boast
Angels are the Original Saints
... Hebrews 2:2-10; Luke 16:19-31; Luke 10:16-21 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. ... of heaven. If you read the Scriptures closely, you know that God is called âthe Lord of Hostsâ not just a few times but ... is exactly the same as the ministry of angels. In the Gospel reading for this feast, from the tenth chapter of Luke's Gospel, we see ...
Asceticism, Suffering and the Justice of God
The Ethic of the Sons of God
Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
Evangelism and Death by Holiness
My New Book: Arise, O God
Arise, O God! Great and Holy Saturday
Exorcism, Faithfulness, Prayer and Fasting
... of St. John of the Ladder, April 11, 2021 Hebrews 6:13-20; Mark 9:17-31 In the Name of the ... just demons all the time now.â But then I looked at the Gospel, and itâs an exorcism story. So, here we are. But there are a lot of ... randomly. How did this boy get possessed? We donât know, but we do know that possession happens because of some kind of intense ...
Eating With (and Without) the Prodigal
... of the Prodigal Son, February 28, 2021 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Luke 15:11-32 In ... what everyone in the ancient world knew and what we still know ourselvesâwhen you eat with someone, you are in communion with him. And ... with his older son, as well. The core preaching of the gospel is âRepent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.â What is the ...
Christian Media in a Cancel Culture World
... was at war with Eurasia: therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia. The enemy of the moment ... endorse, distribute, etc. Someone wrote to me to let me know that he'd been reading this book (which I gather he bought from the AFM ... from the position of serving the mission of the gospel than I am via threats to denounce or withdraw donations. I also ...
Breaking the Dome: Conversing Outside the Conventional
... of the questions that Orthodox Christians who are obedient to Christ's ... demons. All but the most secular materialist Christians acknowledge the existence of demons -- fallen angels who rebelled against God and ... on the periphery of our Christian experience. Yet in the Gospels, Jesus is constantly doing exorcisms. There are hundreds of references ...
The Defeat of Amalek
... of the Cross, September 14, 2020 I Corinthians 1:18-24; John 19:6-11, 13-20, ... and the demons tremble. They have seen it before. They know that it is their defeat. We wear the Cross on our necks. We make the ... in our midst. And with it is the new Law, which is the Gospels. And also with it is the new manna in the wilderness, which is the Holy ...
The Forerunner in the Underworld
... of the Forerunner, August 29, 2020 Acts 13:25-33; Mark 6:14-30 In the Name of ... that this is so. 1 Peter 4:6, for instance, says âthe gospel was preached also to those who are dead.â And it was fitting that ... depending on the translation. The Underworld If you know some Greek mythology, you know that Hades is the name given to the ...
My Last Word as a Pastor
The following is the last sermon I preached as pastor to my parish, St. Paul Church ... parishioners what they really think of them. I actually know of one who, in one of his final sermons, just read off a series of Bible ... only inasmuch as it conforms to the Story, that is, the gospel of Jesus Christ as preached by the prophets and apostles, as witnessed ...
Why Do the Demons Afflict Us?
... Sunday after Pentecost / Fifth Sunday of Matthew, July 12, 2020 Romans 10:1-10; Matthew 8:28-9:1 In the Name of the ... we hear one of the more memorable exorcism passages in the Gospels, the casting out of the demons into the pigs in the country of the ... and since the giants and their associated giant clans were known to Israel, it was normal for them to regard demons as the disembodied ...
The Mustering of the Apostles
... Sunday after Pentecost / Second Sunday of Matthew, June 21, 2020 Romans 2:10-16; Matthew 4:18-23 In the Name of the ... JohnâJesus calls these four great apostles today in the Gospel reading from Matthew chapter 4. We will look in a moment at what this ... occupied territory, subject to rebellious angels, better known as demons. Why has He come? To take back what is His. Especially ...
A Pentecost of Fire: On the Current Violence in America
The Glory of God in the Raising of Tabitha of Joppa
... of the Paralytic, May 10, 2020 Acts 9:32-42; John 5:1-15 In the Name of the ... didnât have to pay anything to become one. We donât know whether Tabitha was wealthy or not, but that wouldnât have mattered, ... of Acts, which we heard read at Pascha. He refers to his Gospel as being about âall that Jesus began to do and teach until the day ...
The Revelation of Forgiveness
The Sin That Corrupts From Within
... of the Prodigal Son, February 16, 2020 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Luke 15:11-32 In ... understand why this was so hard for them, you have to know something about ancient Corinth. Ancient Corinth was famous and had been ... one here who does not have one sin or another. But the gospel teaches that we can repent. We can turn away from this corruption. We ...
The First-Born
... of the Lord in the Temple, February 2, 2020 Hebrews 7:7-17; Luke 2:22-40 In ... siblings in a just manner. And in return, his siblings acknowledges his headship and served him. Jesus is the first-born Son of the ... the scene that unfolds in the second chapter of Lukeâs Gospelâwhere we see a priest of the Old Covenant take into his arms the High ...
16 Realistic Observations about Orthodoxy Online
There is almost nothing more beloved on the Internet than a listicle, and since I've ... visible topic on the Internet than it is in 3D space. I know that it's kind of controversial, but I personally love the Western Rite ... arguments over. It's also not more interesting than the gospel -- is it? 6) There are more people interested in teasing out difficult ...
Moral Revisionism is Irrational and Anti-Christian
... Sunday, I preached about how morality is the original dogma, and as I was helpfully reminded, when the apostolic decrees ... grounds, as well as showing how it's a negation of the gospel itself. In short, it is not just nonsense but anti-Christian ... involve the demonic powers. If the moral revisionist acknowledges the place of demons in our temptations (and he has to, unless he's ...
Morality is the Original Dogma
... of the Forefathers of Christ / Feast of St. Eleutherios, December 15, 2019 II ... his prisoner; but suffer hardship with afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God, Who saved us and called us with a holy ... also these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know the One Whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that He is able to guard ...
What Would Happen If God Just Showed Up?
The Visitation of God
Feed Your God or Be Fed by God
... Sunday after Pentecost / Eighth Sunday of Matthew, August 11, 2019 I Corinthians 1:10-17; Matthew 14:14-22 In the Name ... pronounced as we usually say âBaal.â And if you know the Old Testament at all, you can guess why Baal is someone whose name ... the temple. So letâs contrast this with todayâs Gospel reading from Matthew 14. This is the famous Feeding of the 5000, ...
Why Orthodox Christians Can Love Tolkien and Other Imaginative Fiction
Which God Are You Sacrificing To?
... Sunday after Pentecost and the Fifth Sunday of Matthew, July 21, 2019 Romans 10:1-10; Matthew ... things were true this week. And so when I looked at the Gospel for today to prepare this sermon, instead of being inspired by an ... that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For being ignorant of Godâs righteousness, and seeking to ...
The Apostles Enthroned
... of the Twelve Apostles, June 30, 2019 I Corinthians 4:9-16; Matthew ... men who followed Jesus and that He sent out to preach the Gospel to all nations. And thatâs true. But if we think of these twelve ... name: âJudas Iscariot, who betrayed him.â We all know what happened to Judas, and Matthew gives a âspoilerâ here, as this ...