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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Why do we come to church?
Second Sunday of Great Lent Gospel: Mark 2:1-12 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Church, Confession, forgiveness, Great Lent, love, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Repentance, salvation
Tagged Being Christian, Ezekiel 34, forgiveness, Healing, Jesus Christ, John 9, Mark 2:1-12, Reconciliation, salvation
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The High Priesthood of Jesus Christ
The Epistle for the Second Sunday of Great Lent: Hebrews 4:14-5:6 : Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we … Continue reading
Posted in bible, Christ, Church, Cross, Orthodox, salvation, Scripture, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, God's Temple, Hebrews 4:14-5:6, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Old Testament, typology
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God Questions His Creation: Genesis 4:11-12 (b)
See: God Questions His Creation: Genesis 4:11-12 (a) 4:11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to … Continue reading
Great Lent: Season for Repentance
“For if the many died through the one man’s trespass, much more surely have the grace of God and the free gift in the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for the many. And the free gift is … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestral Sin, Christ, Confession, Cross, death, forgiveness, Great Lent, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Repentance, salvation, Uncategorized
Tagged Adam and Christ, Ancestral Sin, Crucifixion, forgiveness, Great Lent, Jesus Christ, New Adam, salvation, Sin, The Cross
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God Questions His Creation: Genesis 4:11-12 (a)
See: God Questions His Creation: Genesis 4:9-10 (b) 4:11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to … Continue reading
My Brother, For Whom Christ Died
Though it is true that Christ died for my sins, He did not die for me alone, but for the entire world. He brought all of humanity into a right relationship with God, simultaneously making each of our fellow Christians … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, love, Martyrdom, Orthodox, Sanctity of Human Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Brother, Christian Love, love, Love vs. Self-love, Sanctity of Human Life
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God Questions His Creation: Genesis 4:9-10 (b)
See: God Questions His Creation: Genesis 4:9-10 (a) 4:9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 And the LORD said, “What have you done? The voice … Continue reading
Matins Texts of The Expulsion of Adam & Eve (1)
In this series of blogs I will be quoting and commenting on hymns from the Sunday before Great Lent begins which commemorates the Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise. The first blog in the series was entitled The Expulsion … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestral Sin, death, Great Lent, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Repentance, Theotokos, Uncategorized
Tagged Adam and Eve, Ancestral Sin, death, Expulsion from Paradise, Garments of Skin, Great Lent, original sin, Paradise, The Fall, Theotokos
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God Questions His Creation: Genesis 4:9-10 (a)
See: God Questions His Creation: Genesis 4:8 (d) 4:9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 And the LORD said, “What have you done? The voice … Continue reading
Cultural Cognition: Why Talk Show Hosts Always Have an Audience
While in my car today I heard a story on NPR, “Belief in Climate Change Hinges on Worldview,” which piqued my interest. Though the story began looking at the polarization of sides in the current climate debates, it turned its … Continue reading
