There are at least six very distinct characteristics of our Eastern Christianity. The first is that it is communal. The Eastern Christian perspective sees the individual in relation to others; he is never alone. This is because Eastern Christianity views … Continue reading
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The ultimate aim of the Divine liturgy and all the liturgies of the Church is the perfect glorification of God and the sanctification of those who celebrate them. This is signified and brought about “by means of signs perceptible to … Continue reading
The call to holiness, as I have tried to indicate, is a call to accept and understand our true selves. Through inner healing we discovers our true selves. Unfortunately, many Christians misinterpret Jesus’ call for “death to self”. We hear … Continue reading
Of all the various miracles stories in the canonical Gospels, the one we hear today, the curing of the Gergesene Demoniac, this one that comes closest to the type found in the apocryphal Gospels (i.e., those not in the New … Continue reading
As I indicated in the last Bulletin, the ninth smart way to think about God, that is GOD IS FOREVER, is so important that I thought I would continue to comment on it in this Bulletin. God says we are … Continue reading
I have been attempting to explain our understanding of anamensis in regard to the Divine Liturgy. One scholar, Arnesen, presented an understanding of the concept which many scholars have found flawed in three ways. First, where ἀνάμνησις appears in Scripture, the meaning … Continue reading
The next book after Luke-Acts in a chronologically ordered New Testament (NT), is second Thessalonians. Paul’s first letter to the Christ-community in Thessalonica in northern Greece is the earliest document in the NT, but this letter is one of the … Continue reading
The Jesus of WAY is a way revealed to us by God to achieve personal salvation. The problem is that many people are unsure of what salvation really is. Too many, I think, believe that it means gaining heaven but … Continue reading
The ninth step on John’s Ladder, that is Remembrance of Wrongs, is one that truly elicits many comments. It seems that the natural tendency in humans is to remember wrongs, whether real or perceived. The greatest cure for the sickness … Continue reading
I have been exploring the roots of our Eastern Christianity. Although Christianity seems very familiar to us and our culture, in actuality it is a foreigner from a different land. Christianity emerged from a history and culture that in many … Continue reading