Every week in my parish bulletin, I include a short life of one of the saints commemorated in the coming week. (You can find my weekly bulletins here, if you care to see - Weekly Bulletins from Prescott) I try to include a wide variety of saints - well known, obscure, men, women, children, families, … [Read more...]
Playing Catch: Evaluating an Effective Sermon
by Fr. Jonathan Cholcher Sermons can always be better, that is, more effective. Improvement does not happen by accident, but by the deliberate process of understanding key elements of sermon effectiveness and constantly evaluating one’s performance based on these criteria. Three key elements, or … [Read more...]
Heaven & Hell in the Afterlife Acc. To The Bible
By Peter ChopelasI (Fr. John) came across this excellent article recently, and used it to craft an important sermon on heaven and hell in the afterlife according to the Scriptures and the teaching of the Orthodox Church, and found it to be an excellent and thorough resource for this important … [Read more...]
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