by John Wilson Is preaching in America in a particularly bad state? Yes, it is - but the good news is that Orthodox Christian preaching is getting better. Several commentators have recently raised the question, yet it has a long history. "It has become an impertinent Vein among People of all … [Read more...]
Why Didn’t the Holy Spirit Come Right After the Ascension?
by St. John Chrysostom But why did the Holy Spirit come to them, not while Christ was present, nor even immediately after his departure, but, whereas Christ ascended on the fortieth day, the Spirit descended “when the day of Pentecost,” that is, the fiftieth, “was fully come?”(Acts 2:1) And how … [Read more...]
Mercy and Power in the Bible
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon First Samuel 24 narrates an encounter between Saul and David: the latter, when the king's jealousy and dangerous behavior drove him from the royal court, was obliged to wander, like an outlaw, in the desert regions in the south of Judah. Harassed and pursued by the army … [Read more...]
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