“So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation” (2 Cor. 5:17). The Big Bang theory posits that the universe began with an explosion of energy, of heat and light, that expanded rapidly and eventually resulted […]
Learn more“But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Phil. 3:20). St. Paul wrote the Letter to the Philippians to a small group of Christians who […]
Learn more“The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm”(Deut. 26:8). Students of the Scriptures tell us that our first reading, from Deuteronomy, contains one of the most ancient confessions of faith that we find […]
Learn more“’Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.’ Immediately they left their nets and followed him” (Matt. 4:19-20). Today we return to the beginning, where this church started: under the providential patronage of St. Andrew the […]
Learn more“And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another”(2 Cor. 3:18). Ancient Israel had […]
Learn more“The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground” (Mk. 4:26). Most of us have lives that are pretty distant from the land; and most of us are probably unfamiliar with the way […]
Learn more“And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them” (Gen. 45:18). When Christians read the Old Testament, they see in it the figure of the New: in other words, when we read the ancient stories of the […]
Learn more“The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse– who can understand it?” (Jer. 17:9). “What was he thinking?”: it’s the sort of thing we say when we are confronted by unaccountable and inexplicable human behavior. True […]
Learn more“They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem”(Mk. 10:32). We are very grateful to the Dean and staff of Virginia Seminary this year for hosting the Orientale Lumen Conference, and for gathering us for worship at this […]
Learn more“Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips” (Is. 6:5). In January I was with a bishop from East Africa, a friend from the last few years, who was speaking about the […]
Learn more“A light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel”(Lk. 2:32). A number of years ago, I took a very long journey to South Africa: a direct flight with no stops, a total of […]
Learn more“Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee” (Lk. 4:14). Most Christians have no trouble believing that Jesus was filled with the power of the Holy Spirit; after all, we’re Christians! We’re people who, by […]
Learn more“Master, we have worked all night long, but have caught nothing” (Lk. 5:5). Our Gospel today tells the story of Peter’s call to discipleship, but in truth, it’s a story about the nature of ministry. In other words, […]
Learn more“Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him”(Jo. 2:11). John’s Gospel tells us that the first miracle of Jesus’ ministry took place at a […]
Learn more“And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased’”(Lk. 3:22). Epiphany means “manifestation” or “appearance,” and the season traditionally commemorates three events: the appearance of the star and the […]
Learn more“With weeping they shall come, and with consolations I will lead them back” (Jer. 31:9). Christmas is a time of coming and going: families and friends gathering here and there, sometimes requiring heroic efforts to collapse time and […]
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