But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. John 14:26 The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Holy Trinity. Like the Father and the […]
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-39) What does it mean to love ourselves, and how can we […]
In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when He was taken up, after He had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He had chosen. To them He presented himself alive after His […]
An Extra Prayer Team Message on Holy Thursday about a Woman Who Died on Holy Thursday The Story of Eva Cledaras, the woman who died at the same hour as the Lord Here is another inspiring story, that I post every year on Holy Thursday, about another inspiring woman, who […]
Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let Thy saints shout for joy. Psalm 132:9 As we continue our short unit on the Sacrament of Ordination, we have identified the three major ranks of the clergy—Deacon, Priest and Bishop. Over the next three days we will discuss the role of […]
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be happy and it shall be well with you. Psalm 128:2 Today’s Scripture verse comes from Psalm 128, the Psalm that is part of the Orthodox wedding service. The Psalm describes what the happy home looks like. At the […]
And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to […]
Holy Thursday The Story of Eva Cledaras, the woman who died at the same hour as the Lord Here is another inspiring story, which I post every year on Holy Thursday, about another inspiring woman, who also died at Holy Trinity in Asheville, also during Holy Week of 2004—her story […]
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Two of the things people worry about when it comes to the end of life are dying in a […]
Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the householder had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore, you also must be […]
But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord, they do not understand His plan, that He has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor. Micah 4:12 There are lots of things in life that are hard to understand. Calculus, taxes, home appliance repair, how to raise a child—these […]
Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. Mark 12:17 Every couple whose wedding I celebrate is required to complete a questionnaire as part of a pre-marital counseling program I offer at our church. One of the questions on […]