The Pope in Scotland
Today begins the journey of Pope Benedict to Great Britain and this morning he is in Scotland. I have the BBC streaming on my computer whilst I write this...
Tag: Church
Being a Pastor
The last few days I have been giving much thought to what is means to be a pastor. Being a pastor is like being a Shepherd as Jesus was the good Shepherd....
What Does the Orthodox Church Believe?
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the on...
Burning the Quran
This past Sunday, while I was preaching on the love of Christ as found in the Gospel of St. Matthew, another Christian preacher was preaching hate at his Church...
Happy New Year!
September 1st is the start of the Ecclesiastical New Year in the Orthodox Church. Below is a description of this day taken from the pages of the Greek Ort...
Cremation, an Orthodox Perspective
Recently some folks have asked me about being cremated and what does the church teach about cremation. I have been giving this some thought and found this...
When to Call the Priest
Fr. John Peck from St. George Orthodox Church in Prescott Arizona has another great post on his parish website on the topic of When to call the parish priest.&n...
Mother Teresa 100 Years Today
“Today there is so much suffering – and I feel that the passion of Christ is being relived all over again – are we there to share that passion, to s...
Clergy Etiquette
One of things I have noticed is a lack of etiquette with the clergy. I do not think this is intentional but rather it is a lack of education. So the hope is thr...
The Role of the Church
I have been giving a lot of thought about what the role of the Church is. I have been involved in some pretty passionate discussions on Facebook the last few da...