When the going gets tough, you don’t just give up, do you? When challenges and obstacles block the road, do you forgo your dreams? And, when things don’t turn out as you imagined, do you resign from ever doing anything
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When the Going Gets Tough
Spending Buried Treasure
The Christian walk can be tough. You try to do the right thing, live the right way, follow the fasts, say your prayers, but then your car won’t start. You’re stuck in the cold without a way to get to
Read moreHope in the Darkness
There are times when you feel like there’s no hope for society–we’ve gone down a path of no return.
Read moreBeing Seen By God
Well, it seems that winter has arrived and made itself known. I pray everyone was able to dig themselves out of the snow and that you’ll all able to stay warm! In Sunday’s Gospel reading, we were transported to a
Read moreThe Foreign Leper
Dealing with stress is something we all deal with at some point in our lives. And the more we think about it, the worse it seems to get.
Read moreDiving Into Life
Learning to Swim I learned to swim at an early age. I remember, before I started taking official lessons, my father taught me the basics of swimming. He would hold me on my back and teach me to float. In
Read moreLiving It Up
What does it mean to be a Christian? In today’s world, with so many denominations, and with so many people becoming “nones,” it’s a good question to ask. Perhaps, the Christian Life is Flashy? However, by asking that question, I
Read moreShouting Hosanna!
Listening closely to the hymns of Palm Sunday, there’s one theme – among many – that reappears. It can be found the 2nd Apolytikion: “We were buried with you through baptism…and thus by your resurrection, we have been granted immortal
Read moreIt Is Finished
When Jesus was hanging on the cross, and after he had received the vinegar, he said, “τετέλεσται” – “It is finished.” But what does this mean? What, exactly, is finished? (Reflections on Good Friday)
Read moreBelief and Trust
In today’s Gospel, we hear Jesus say, “All things are possible for the one who has faith.” We like to believe that this means that if we put enough mental effort into something, or if we believe something hard or
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