Reflections in Christ

I begin with a quote from an article that is almost 60 years old, but which has lost none of its timeliness:  “Since the Byzantine era, Orthodoxy was always brought…”

By the grace of God, we have assembled this morning to celebrate the Divine Liturgy, the source of all authentic life. We have gathered as…

Second Temple Judaism was a many-splendoured thing.  That is, it included many different elements—so many elements in fact that some people talk not just of Judaism, but…

Each year one of my favourite Christmas songs is an old novelty song called Snoopy’s Christmas, released in 1967 by the Royal Guardsmen as…

In earlier posts we spoke of the challenges to be faced in understanding the Bible in all its rich complexity.  We spoke of the necessity of recognizing that…

In an earlier post we spoke of the necessity of recognizing literary genre as one of the essential keys to understanding the Bible.  A…

Odd as it sounds, the first step to understanding the Bible is to realize that there is no such thing as The Bible.  Or, to state it somewhat less…

There is one woman in the Bible who is consistently ignored.  That is perhaps not unexpected, since her name is not given.  Her presence…

The Book of Judith is a war story.  It may be difficult for us to appreciate it fully, since most of us have never experienced the danger and horrors attending…