Changing of the Guard – Times and Seasons of the Church
Jesus came not to bring peace, but a sword. A sword that separates, sifts, and tests. What does that mean for the life of the Church?
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Mark of Ephesus and the Uprising of the Orthodox Laity
Orthodox Christians have faced false ecumenism before, and successfully overcame it. St. Mark of Ephesus has lessons for today.
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Will the Orthodox Clergy Speak Out?
A scandal took place when Archbishop Elpidophoros seemingly embraced the heretical Episcopal Church. Will the clergy speak out?
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Really, Your Eminence?
A former Episcopal priest, now in the Greek Archdiocese, reminds us of the dangerous path we are walking. He has seen this before.
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Orthodoxy Needs Communication and Repentance
Orthodoxy in America needs open communication between the hierarchs and the faithful. When mistakes are made, public repentance is needed.
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Is An Orthodox Reformation Coming?
Who ever expected to see a “closed” sign on an Orthodox Church? Over a year into the pandemic, we are still sorting out the meaning.
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St. Bart’s Redux
Archbishop Elpidophoros was back at St. Bart’s Episcopal again. He is too experienced not to understand how his actions will be seen.
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Evangelicalism and Inconvenient Christian History
Growing up, I learned that Evangelicalism can’t explain the basics of the Christian faith. Doing so meant acknowledging inconvenient history.
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The Archbishop’s Exhortation for the Fourth of July
The 4th of July encyclical from Archbishop Elpidophoros was remarkably tone deaf given the last year of rioting and infringement of liberties.
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Are Not We All the Church?
The Church is the vineyard of the Lord and all of us, clergy and laity alike, are tenant farmers. We are to cultivate the fields together.
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