“A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.” (Lk. 13:1-9) One day, one of Socrates’s friends asked him, “Do you know what your friend told me about you?” Socrates said, “Wait, before telling me what my friend told you,…
“Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.” Jer 15:16 Lately, as Dn. Albert and I have met to discuss what makes for a good sermon, I have had…
Our child-like tendency to have no purpose or care for how we spend our days may be a stage we grow out of, but also a stage that Jesus bids us grow back into.
‘Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.’ But he answered them, ‘An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah’. Mt 12: 38-40 There have been a few big-time summer thunderstorms in this area in the past week or two.…
You are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness—Ro 6:17 Last week we talked about the great news for Christians that we have a Good Shepherd who knows us intimately by name. That we his flock are protected by Christ from…
And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. -1 Jn 5:14-15 Many of the great surviving churches and monasteries of the…
A lot of young people these days, including my son Narek are into graphic novels. They are sort of like a cross between a comic book and a novel, giving you a meaty story, but broken up and enhanced by great illustrations. I was a bit skeptical of the genre, thinking it was just marketing…