by Fr. John A. PeckOne question that I don't get often, but do get consistently is,"Why read the entire Old Testament?"In other words, why not skip to the good parts, (the Psalms, Genesis, whatever) and leave the rest?My answer is this is really simple, and not probably what you'd expect.We read the … [Read more...]
What We Are Looking For In The Old Testament
by Fr. John A. PeckThe Old Testament is 85%+ of the Bible. That's a lot, in case you were wondering.If you are going to take the Old Testament Challenge, which starts next Tuesday, Sept. 15, then in order to help you see things with the eye of the Church as we read it, I want to give you a few … [Read more...]
On Those Permitted by God to Test Us
by St. Maximos the ConfessorThose permitted by God to test us eitherinflame the desiring aspect of the soul, orstir up its incensive power, ordarken its intelligence, orenvelop its body in pain, ordeprive us of bodily necessities. … [Read more...]
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