Stewardship Part 1: Scriptural Giving
At the 18th All-American Council in Atlanta, the Assembly voted to move to proportional giving in the coming year. As we prepare for…
Reflections in Christ
“God or Nothing”
Recently, I was browsing through some journals at a bookstore, and I picked up the current issue of one of my favorite religious…
Only wonder grasps anything
Recently, I read an article that dealt with the issue of the possible convergence between theology and science. The specific theme of…
“Facing Forward” Part 4: Help us with stewardship!
Parishes often ask for help with “stewardship.” No surprise. Budgets are tight. The economy is…
The South Carolina floods: “Every good and perfect gift is from above”
For the first several days of October, South Carolina was hit by a storm of epic proportions. Boone…
Alleviating the plight of the poor
“Let us examine not the outer garments, but the conscience of each person” (Saint John Chrysostom)...
“Hard sayings” indeed!
“If ninety-nine of us are good and saintly but one of our brothers or sisters is far from our solace and…
“Facing Forward” Part 3: Nurturing healthy parishes
In Orthodox Christian circles we talk a lot about “healthy parishes.” And we occasionally hear people making great sport of…
“Wood is healed by Wood!”
The Great Feast of the Elevation of the Cross raises a myriad of themes—Biblical, historical, theological, etc.—upon which to meditate. One…
Byzantium and the Glory of the Cross
Beginning with the Great Feast of the Elevation of the Cross on September 14 and continuing throughout the…