Archive for April 2026
The Danger of Rejecting Truth
Just one week ago we sat in Church commemorating Jesus in the Tomb. Holy Week witnessed Him arrested, tried, crucified, buried and then gloriously resurrected. We came out in thousands to celebrate. All this was just one week ago. Will we be in Church tomorrow? It can be too easy to excuse ourselves from being…
Read MoreI was hungry and you gave me a dollar
Many years ago, I was blessed to volunteer at a downtown mission center in Denver, Colorado. The mission center offered clothing and food supplies to the homeless and indigent population surrounding the ‘old church’ in the city. I learned a great deal from the nun who was director. She used to say to me, “God…
Read MoreBelieving is Living
Christ is Risen! They say seeing is believing, but I say believing is living. We are now enjoying the 5th Day of Pascha. We still greet each other with ‘Christ is Risen’ and we still sing the hymn. Soon enough, unfortunately, we will grow lax in our celebration and life will return to normal. I…
Read MoreGreater Things to Come
Day Four of Pascha and, if you’re like me, you have been working through your favorite foods. You may even be a bit bloated since fasting is forbidden this week. Fear not! There is plenty of time for fasting next week. This week we celebrate the promise of greater things from God. At that time,…
Read MoreChrist is STILL Risen
What an amazing week we all had together. Even if we were in different cities on different continents, our journey through Holy Week and Pascha was a common journey together in Christ. We fasted together and then we celebrated together. Now, we’re exhausted. For our lack of sleep and celebration yesterday, Christ is STILL Risen…
Read MoreEpisode 476 – The Miracle of Our Doubt
It is hard to believe that with so many examples of God’s power in the Gospel, and the stories of the Church throughout history, that so many still refuse to believe God. The Feast of Palm Sunday gives us the chance to believe God as our King, even in those moments that we don’t agree…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 40 – The End is Never the End
We arrived at our destination only to realize our journey has just begun. We have two ways to think about that. Either we can get frustrated that ‘life never stops’ (until of course it does) or we can realize that every journey prepares us for the next one. When we think of spiritual journeys, we…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 39 – We’re in this Together
He isn’t fasting. She isn’t saying her prayers. They never come to Church. These are the sayings of those who forget an important truth of Christ. Instead of judging others we need to remember we are in this together. Great Lent seems to bring the worst out in Orthodox Pharisees. I’ve written many times against…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 38 – Why Don’t We Trust God’s Response?
If Great Lent is about anything, it is about hearing the Word of God and trusting His Word. His Word is Christ, speaking to us through the Scriptures and the Church. For some reason, when we ask God for something, we never seem to trust His response. Today’s reading from Isaiah made me think of…
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