15th Sunday of Luke Many people think God delights in those who are spiritually superior, and many of us think that God shuns those who are sinners. But, if this is our vision of God, then God isn’t who we
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Being Sought By God
Church’s Vision?
Why Does the Church Exist? If you were to catch someone on the street and ask them what church is about or why it exists, you’d probably get a bunch of different answers. Some people might say it’s a club.
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12th Sunday of Luke Sometimes, what’s expected doesn’t happen. And, sometimes, what’s unexpected, and maybe even impossible, happens. That’s the case with today’s story. A group of lepers of various backgrounds, including those who worship the same God as Jesus,
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Sunday after Theophany There’s a huge misconception today in the Orthodox Church: the clergy are the hired professionals and the people simply come to be watch and take communion. This misconception leads to division within the church—the clergy vs. the
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Sunday Before Theophany A call from the desert comes saying, “Make way for the Lord.” Our inclination is to hear this as the historical beginning of John’s story, how he baptized Jesus. But, when we do this, we miss so
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