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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Zacchaeus: Because of his Sins, he Sought Christ
ZACCHAEUS SUNDAY 2009 Luke 19:1-10 Zacchaeus, the despised tax collector whom we learn about in Luke’s Gospel Lesson, 19:1-10, is a saint in the Orthodox Church. He is given the title of “Apostle”, though not one of the Twleve, he … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Evangelism, free will, Great Lent, Judgment, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Repentance
Tagged Fruits of Repentance, Luke 19:1-10, Repent, Repentance, Zacchaeus
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U.S. Stimulus Package: Imminence vs. Importance
President Obama met with Republican congressmen and senators yesterday in what some see as an unusual move, yet is totally consistent with his claims that he is trying to do something different in Washington. Yes he can, in all probability … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Election, Politics
Tagged Economic Crisis, Stimulus Package, U.S. Economy, U.S. Politics
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Science as a Verb not a Noun
“Science is not a monument of received Truth but something that people do to look for truth.” (Dennis Overbye) I have an interest in science for the same reason I have an interest in religion: the search for truth. And … Continue reading
The Tree of Life: Darwin vs. Genesis
Any magazine whose cover story proclaims that Darwin was wrong is sure to attract some attention from biologists, evolutionary theorists, intelligent design adherents and creationists. But when the magazine is devoted to the study of science rather than defending a … Continue reading
Just the Facts – or at Least some Statistics
I happened across a few statistics regarding religion and America which I will pass along. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released in February of 2008 the details of its study based upon the answers of over 35,000 … Continue reading
In Praise of St. Paul
While St. Paul’s importance to all of Christianity today cannot be denied, we might wonder how St. Paul understood his own role and calling in the life of the Church. Biblical scholar and Anglican Bishop N. T. Wright has written … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Orthodox Church, salvation, St. Paul
Tagged St. Paul, St. Paul the Apostle, Year of St. Paul
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St. Paul the Theologian
Yesterday, January 25, was in the Roman Catholic Church the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul; pity, but there is no such equivalent Feast in the Orthodox Church. If I had to guess, I would say that the Feast … Continue reading
Soil and Soul
Metropolitan Antony Khrapovitsky (d. 1936) contrasting the human nature originally created by God and human nature as saved by Christ wrote: “Christ’s life which He gave to the Church and which flows into the soul of each individual is different. … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Incarnation, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, salvation
Tagged Creation, Image and Likeness, Luke 8:5-15, Mark 4:26-28, New Creation, Parable of the Sower
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The Conversion of St. Paul
This Sunday, January 25, our parish joins with all those keeping the Year of St. Paul (celebrating the 2000th Birthday of our Parish Patron Saint) by remembering the Conversion of St. Paul to Christianity. The Conversion of St. Paul is … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelism, Gospel, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, St. Paul
Tagged Conversion of St. Paul, St. Paul the Apostle, Year of St. Paul
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Citizen Scientists, Amateur Astronomers and the Power of the Web
In my blog Post-modernism: A Challenge to Science? I raised a question about the claim that we are transitioning as a society from a Modernism to Post-Modernism way of seeing the world. Before the Age of Modernism Western thinking was … Continue reading
