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The Son MUST Be Lifted Up!

BlogMay 31, 202225Views0Likes0Comments
Christ is risen! In our nihilistic age, with all the turmoil of our society from pandemics to politics to violence in the streets, we moderns seem to be having a crisis of purpose, a crisis of meaning! I was having a conversation the other day with a dear, educated man, who also happens to be…

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To Remember – Memorial Day 2022

BlogMay 30, 202226Views0Likes0Comments
Jesus looked at His disciples gathered around the table at His Last Supper and told them "Do this in remembrance of me." And so the unbroken Eucharistic Mystery begins as we "remember" the Lord Jesus in His salvific labor to redeem humanity and the whole Universe. But what does "remember" really mean? The original Greek word is…

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Your Story Isn’t Over!

BlogMay 30, 202218Views0Likes0Comments
Christ is risen! Have you ever heard of the story of the donkey who saved a prophet’s life by talking to him? And you thought your dreams were strange! Seriously, this powerful story in the First Testament is worth your time! Read the whole story in Numbers 22. To make a long story short, Balaam is something…

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The Suspense Is Killing Me!

BlogMay 27, 202222Views0Likes0Comments
Christ is risen! The great American author Lewis B. Smedes once said "Seeing reality for what it is is what we call discernment. The work of discernment is very hard." And the Orthodox Fathers would agree. In fact, it is the gift of discernment that we are constantly called to develop and embrace in the writings…

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Humility And Repentance

BlogMay 26, 202227Views0Likes2Comments
Christ is Risen! This thought haunts me. All I've preached, all I've taught, and all I've said, will one day be used as a comparison with the way I've lived, the choices I've made, and the priorities I've set. No wonder the Church teaches me to say over and over again "Lord, have mercy!" But I won't…

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Don’t Let Doubt Win!

BlogMay 25, 202230Views0Likes0Comments
Christ is risen! Paul Tillich once said, “Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.” Interesting! Too many times, moments of doubt are used by the enemy of your soul to cause you to give up or hide in shame. But doubt has never been fatal if it's dealt with in wisdom and patience.…

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Suffering From Self-Deception

BlogMay 23, 202227Views0Likes0Comments
Christ is risen! Soren Kierkegaard, that mournful Danish theologian, once said "There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true." For me, I find the most difficult deceptions to fight are the ones I tell to myself. It's easy to spot errors…

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