myOCN Online Community discussion: Coronavirus, is it a sign of the End Times If you missed Let’s Talk Live with Hank Hanegraaff and Fr. Christopher Metropulos we were live on YouTube. This is generously brought to you by the James and Joanne Mitchell Foundation. We are pleased to have myOCN Read more…
Answers to questions surrounding the Christian faith. Email us yours at: info@myocn.net Manuscripts, archaeology, and prophecy not only chart a secure course through the turnpikes of skepticism but also demonstrate conclusively that the Bible can indeed be trusted. —Hank Hanegraaff Question: Can You Trust the Bible? Answer: If there is Read more…
It comes from the Greek word, “biblos,” which means “book.” And today’s Gospel reading starts with that very word. It starts “The book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ.” The words “the book” are the very beginning of the New Testament, when we learn about our Lord, Jesus Christ. Why Read more…
Have you ever wanted to learn more about somebody? Maybe you heard about a famous basketball player, and you watched lots of his games just to see more. Or maybe you wanted to know more about an astronomer or some hero in history. Did you check out books from the Read more…
September 11, 2001 is a formational day in modern American history. It is a day on which seemingly everything changed. For those in my generation, it is our “I remember where I was when…” moment. We beheld a new type of violence on that day – a violence which Read more…
In this fourth and final sermon on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians, Fr. Nicholas explores the fourth chapter of the epistle. He reminds us that the content, as well as the context, of the book inform our understanding of it. St. Paul is writing a letter with one hand Read more…
In this first of a four-part series on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians, Fr. Nicholas Louh shares his thoughts on this beloved book of the Bible. He begins by describing the framework of Philippians. St. Paul is writing to the Christians in the city of Philippi, which was the Read more…
It seems as if we are losing so many outstanding Orthodox priests. Less than two months ago, a young priest with six children, Fr. Matthew Baker, died in a tragic car accident as he drove home from church in wintry weather. Weeks later, Fr. Thomas Hopko, dean emeritus of St. Read more…
Zacchaeus lives in the Church, abiding as an image of us all. In some sense, everyone of us is Zacchaeus, for everyone of us is a sinner at heart. That is why Zacchaeus is invoked and his example recalled every time the priest enters someone’s home to invoke the presence Read more…
Just in time for Christmas, Newsweek continued the media’s predictable and venerable tradition of trashing the Christian Faith. (Expect the next instalment just around Easter time.) To be precise, on December 23, it published a piece by Kurt Eichenwald entitled, “The Bible: So Misunderstood It’s a Sin”. The intended victims of the annual seasonal assault are Read more…