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December 2012

December 08, 2012

The true state of Christian persecution in Iran

I posted Friday about religious persecution in several countries, particularly Syria, Iran, and North Korea....

December 07, 2012

Christians under attack in Syria, Iran, N. Korea

"O Lord . . . for thy sake I bear reproach." --Jeremiah 15.15 An Algerian...

December 03, 2012

St. Nick’s best gift

The memory of few saints is as cherished as that of St. Nicholas. Known as...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Following Philip and Andrew following Christ

Today the Orthodox church commemorates Jesus' first disciple, Andrew, a celebration that follows by two...

November 17, 2012

Egyptian Christians enthrone new pope

On Sunday Egyptian Christians enthroned their new patriarch, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II. The service...

November 15, 2012

Preparing our hearts for the birth of Christ

Today marks the start of the Nativity Fast in the Orthodox Church. Like Western Advent,...

November 08, 2012

Celebrating Michael and the archangels

On November 8 the Orthodox church celebrates Michael and the archangels. The full title for...

November 03, 2012

Prayers of the persecuted church

“'For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Dependent on the body of Christ

Paul speaks of the church as being the body of Christ, and he's rather literal...

July 2012

July 01, 2012

Fr. Peter Gillquist’s angelic welcome

It’s appropriate to contemplate angels rejoicing at our homecoming. After all, if we are the...

May 2012

May 14, 2012

How I learned to love Mary, mother of Jesus

The first time I really got Mary was on Good Friday a few years ago....

April 2012

April 02, 2012

What the church calendar is for

In these final days before Easter, it's worth contemplating the church year. Why do Christians...

March 2012

March 29, 2012

In the community of God’s love

The Trinity speaks to the interrelatedness of the Godhead, each person of the Trinity reaching...

March 25, 2012

Merry Christmas! In March?

Today is March 25. Merry Christmas! Well, sort of. Let me explain. There is a...

March 19, 2012

Why Christians need the church

There's an old story about several blind men who try describing an elephant after touching...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

The church is room full of sisters

A woman sits in a church, her cheeks and breast wet with tears. She's come...

November 2011

November 17, 2011

How differing Christians can work together

The lack of unity among Christians is lamentable. But the divisions are oftentimes real and...

November 01, 2011

Faith as I saw it in Uganda

I knew the sound the second I heard it, a loud sustained cry, undulating but...

August 2011

August 02, 2011

Our ordinary, fascinating lives

The Scripture says that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made." The psalmist uses the phrase...

July 2011

July 05, 2011

The gospel of radical submission

The Scripture commands husbands to love their wives, wives to respect their husbands, children to...

March 2011

March 09, 2011

What’s the point of Lent?

Lent is the time we’re supposed to forgo things, right? Television, alcohol, Facebook, dessert. We’ve...

December 2010

December 30, 2010

Celebrating the circumcision of Christ

It may sound like a curious thing to celebrate, but the circumcision of Christ is...

December 29, 2010

Life in the community of faith

American Christianity tends to be very individualistic. “God doesn’t save people in six packs,” as...

December 25, 2010

Connecting Christmas, Easter

Christ is born! Do Christians put too much emphasis on Christmas and not enough on...