April 6, 2021 “Add Evil to the Glorious of This World” — What Are We Praying for during the Lent? The Great Lent changes the regular course of a believer’s prayer life. Distinct Lenten prayer and worship direct our minds and hearts towards a…
March 20, 2021 The Hidden Message of St John’s Gospel Studying the New Testament convinces me more and more of the uniqueness of the Gospel of John. It is for a reason that the…
March 5, 2021 Interpreting Psalm 137: Part 2 (Closing) Part 1 An outstanding example of literary text from the Holy Scripture, Psalm 137 begins with one of the saddest-sounding lines of the entire…
January 25, 2021 Everlasting Destruction Question: “The text of the King James Version for 2 Thessalonians 1:9 is: “Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of…
December 24, 2020 The History of Everything from before the Beginning till after the End If there is one thing I would change in our unchangeable Orthodox Church, it would be to add an Old Testament reading to Divine…
December 18, 2020 Did Abraham Live by the Hammurabi Code? There are places in the Bible that can easily be misunderstood without the historical, political and cultural context of the events described. Thanks to…
December 15, 2020 Significant Numbers in Biblical Numerology The Books of Wisdom of Solomon presents the following account of the mystery of God’s creation: “Thou hast arranged all things by measure and…
December 13, 2020 Why Did Jacob Wrestle with an Angel? To understand this passage, you have understand the story of Jacob and Esau from the beginning (which begins at Genesis 25:19). They were twins, and…
November 29, 2020 The Life in Christ Is a Life of Continually Remembering that I Am the Poor and Needy One Reading the Parable of the Good Samaritan Almost every contemporary biblical commentary interprets the parable of the Good Samaritan as moral exhortation. But this…
November 27, 2020 Why Is the Gospel of John the Only Book that Talks about the Resurrection of Lazarus? Part 1 John’s intent was not just to report the events, but to convey his key message: Jesus Christ is not just a teacher,…
