Have you ever tried reading the original King James Version of the Bible? Let’s give it a try; It’s in English, so what could go wrong? Here’s verse 30 from Genesis, chapter 43: “And Joseph made haste; for his bowels
Read moreHave you ever tried reading the original King James Version of the Bible? Let’s give it a try; It’s in English, so what could go wrong? Here’s verse 30 from Genesis, chapter 43: “And Joseph made haste; for his bowels
Read moreIf you had to define what it meant to be religious, what would you say? Would you talk about going to church, making the sign of the cross, or prayer? And, if you were asked about “freedom of religion” in
Read moreLast week, I wrote about St. Valentine’s Day, but the next day was another American holiday: Presidents’ Day. Besides the mattress and car sales, Presidents’ Day is a day to recall our past national leaders: the good and bad. We
Read moreIn our day and age, it’s popular to say that you’re spiritual but not religious. Often, what is meant by this phrase is that you’re against organized, institutional, or a hierarchy that give structure to religion and spirituality. In today’s
Read moreWe all know life is unfair. Some of us suffer more than others. Some of us endure more trials than others. Sometimes these trials are temptations are so persuasive they get us into trouble. James has said that these temptations
Read moreWhereas Jesus may have literally flipped the tables in the Gospels, James flips the spiritual tables of our lives. And … he hits us where it hurts the most: our pocketbooks. This week, as we take a look at James
Read moreThis photo shows our newest member receiving her first communion after her chrismation. Receiving communion is a joy for all Orthodox Christians. In fact, when she got back to her pew, she said, “Let’s do that again!” Scripture tells us
Read moreIn today’s podcast we take a look at wisdom and faith. What does James mean when he says, “If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God?” What does he mean by the word “wisdom?” Where does it come
Read moreToday the Way Podcast takes us to the Letter of James. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll take a look at this challenging, yet often overlooked letter. And it doesn’t take long for it to start challenging us. As
Read moreI had already recorded this week’s podcast when the unimaginable happened: domestic terrorists, at the encouragement of the U.S. president, stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Now four people are dead. In light of this, I thought it was
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