“A Radical Appropriation Of The Gospel”

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Bill Hinkle recently interviewed Fr. Hans Jacobse his program on OCN. Fr. Hans is the creator of the award winning site, Orthodoxytoday.org, which is one of the top 1000 Christian websites on the internet (no small feat). He has been a priest for twenty years. Born in Holland, he has a B.A. from the University of Minnesota, an M.Div. from St. Vladimir’s Seminary, studied the Greek language at ... More...

The Twelve Days of Christmas

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by Fr. Hans Jacobse What happens when we try to secularize Christmas, and why Orthodox Christians need to remain faithful to their traditions. In the Christian tradition of both east and west, the twelve days of Christmas refer to the period from Christmas Day to Theophany. The days leading up to Christmas were for preparation; a practice affirmed in the Orthodox tradition by the Christmas ... More...

Why We Should Preach After The Gospel

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by Fr. Hans Jacobse Director of the American Orthodox Institute, and editor of OrthodoxyToday.org, Fr. Hans provides Orthodox Christians today with updated news and articles on social, cultural and political events from an Orthodox Christian moral tradition.  His editorials and essays have been published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Duluth News Tribune, International Herald Tribune, Hellenic ... More...