February 28, 2013
WWJD
He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. (1 John 1:6)
Do you remember the WWJD phenomenon that swept the world of evangelical Christianity in the...
Reflections in Christ
February 26, 2013
Tribulation, Temptation and Deliverance
For in those days there will be tribulation. (Mark 13:19)
The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations. (2 Peter 2:9)
These words were...
Fixing the Pharisee
The Pharisees get a lot of ink in the New Testament, perhaps surprisingly for a sect that hasn’t existed in its original form since the first century (though much of their approach has survived in classical Rabbinic...
February 21, 2013
The Cost of Having an Orthodox Church in America
Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much.
Then one poor...
February 20, 2013
A Changed Life
For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles – when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable...
February 19, 2013
Seeking Peace, But Always Ready to Defend
“…Seek peace and pursue it… and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you. (1 Peter 3:11,...
February 15, 2013
Despised and Rejected
“The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.” (Psalm 118:22, 1 Peter 1:7, Mark 12:10)
Both the epistle and gospel for today...
February 13, 2013
Letting Go of Resentments
And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.
But if you do not...
February 12, 2013
“A House of Prayer for All Nations”
The Temple in Jerusalem that Jesus knew and loved was built after Israel’s return from the Babylonian Captivity, starting in 516 BC (the original temple...
Gentile Dogs?
In the Gospel for the Sunday of the Canaanite Woman (Matthew 15:21-28) we find a phrase that some have found troubling. The troubling nature of the phrase was brought home to me in a university lecture I once heard, for the...