Christ is born! Glorify Him!
On this 3rd day after Christmas, the Church calls us to remember what it costs to be a disciple of Jesus in the early years of the Faith. Today, we remember the 20,000 martyrs of Nicomedia. Yep, 20,000 at one time. This occurred in 303 while these witnesses of the Faith…
They say "Christmas is for kids" and that is an intoxicating lie, but ONLY if we resign ourselves to not growing up in our Universe Changing Orthodox Faith.
It is a particular temptation in our increasingly secular society where it seems everything in the public realm is reduced to sentimentality and all about our "feelings." But…