Posts Tagged ‘genesis’
Loyalty Has Its Limits
When my father was young it was expected that if a person dedicated his life to a company, the company would take care of him in retirement. Workers and companies were loyal to each other. Those days are gone. Workers used to be able to count on ‘moving up’ in the same company after years…
Read MoreHumans and Animals are not the Same
There is a troubling trend in our society to reduce humanity to ‘just another’ animal in the ecosystem. More and more consider our having dominion over the earth as a sin or even misplaced power. Activists search for examples of ‘human behavior’ in animals as a means of distraction from certain behaviors. We are not…
Read MoreFinding God in the World
Much has been said over the generations about our battle with the world. As Christians we are supposed to live in the world but not be of the world. We are expected to die to the world so we can live with Christ. Is the world totally void of value? As my Old Testament professor…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Final Day
We have arrived at our final day of our Daily Lenten Journey. We aren’t finished with our fasting. That will continue through next week. We aren’t finished with our extra Church services. Those too will continue through next week. Our Great Lenten Journey might be wrapping up today, but our journey continues through next week.…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 39
For weeks we have been considering where it all began. God created. Man fell. God planned our salvation. Man fell again. God continued to keep His promise. Man fell again. There is a pattern that I pray you have come to have a new appreciation. Today there is one final reminder of faith before we…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 38
I hear it all the time. “I can’t come to Church. My family is visiting.” “I can’t…..because my family….” On the surface this appears to be a sound excuse to miss Church or another Christian obligation. Yet, I always wonder when I hear this excuse. Should the family love this person enough to come to…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 37
During this year’s Daily Lenten Journey, we’ve been focusing on returning to the beginning. We return not just to study the past, but to restart and refocus our attention on the importance of our salvation. Our return to the beginning has allowed us to remember the promise that God made. He will save us. In…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 36
We have arrived at the final week of Great Lent. Although Pascha is still two weeks away, this final week of Great Lent is setting up the final preparations for Holy Week and then Pascha. We are finished hearing the promises from God. From here on we will see how our human ancestors responded to…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 33
Even the most experienced Orthodox eventually get tired of fasting during Great Lent. As we get closer to Holy Week, something is obvious. I am tired of fasting. It doesn’t mean I’m going to stop. It just means I’m honest. It also means that sometimes we question even the most beneficial spiritual challenges. Have you…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 32
During Great Lent we get so focused on our fasting and extra prayers that we can forget we are not alone. We are on a group journey as a Church, but not only as a Church. As human beings, we share the journey of salvation with every human being. Today is a good reminder of…
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