We live in a world that’s heavily commercialized. Everything is an opportunity for profit—including land and natural resources. In order to monetize such things, we need laws that allow for private ownership. The downside, however, is that when this happens,

Scripture and Sacrifice Perhaps there is no other passage in scripture that is prayed more by Orthodox Christians than Psalm 51 (Psalm 50 in the LXX). It’s recited in the morning prayers, during orthros, the third hour, during compline, and

For those who have listened to me preach, or for those who regularly listen to the podcasts on the Ephesus School Network, you know that we prefer to translate the Greek word pistis as trust rather than faith. In English,

Most 21st-century Americans don’t have a good grasp of ancient middle-eastern geography. Yet, we can clearly see that most of the Old Testament stories take place in the Syrian wilderness. But, how are we to understand this geographical information? In

Many of us know several Bible stories from our Sunday school days—Noah’s flood, Sampson and the Philistines, David and Goliath—but, we may not know how they fit into the overall story that stretches from Genesis to Revelation. In today’s podcast,

Bottom line:  The solution to our ego and pride, which tells us that we can “do it” on our own, is to learn to humble ourselves and become like a shepherd depending fully on God.  The Takeaways One of the

St. Paul says that the Law in the Old Testament was like a custodial guide (pedagogue), someone who sets boundaries around us to ensure that we live in peace with one another. However, in Christ, St. Paul argues that we

On the Sunday of the Fathers of the 4th Council, we read about them being the “light” of the world, a city set on a hill. In our minds, we imagine that the theology of the council is that light.

We live in a society where we are blessed to enjoy the modern convince of indoor plumbing. However, from time to time, something gets stuck in the system, and water starts backing up in the kitchen sink. It’s time to

There’s a famous cartoon. In this cartoon two people are looking at a number written on the floor. For the first person, it looks like a six. But, to the other person, who is standing on the other side of