John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds,... Read more

Thu, 4 April 2013 Easter Sunday Sermon from Easter Sunday. Direct download: EasterSunday.mp3 Category:Easter — posted at: 10:55 PM Read more

Thu, 4 April 2013 Good Friday Sermon from Good Friday. Direct download: GoodFriday.mp3 Category:Good Friday — posted at: 10:40 PM Read more

Thu, 4 April 2013 Maundy Thursday Luke 22:14-30 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them,“I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again... Read more

Thu, 4 April 2013 Palm Sunday Luke 19:29-40 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’” Those who were sent... Read more

Wed, 20 March 2013 Sermon on Isaiah 43:16-21 Thus says the Lord,     who makes a way in the sea,     a path in the mighty waters, 17 who brings forth chariot and horse,     army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise,     they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: 18 “Remember not the former things,     nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I am doing a new thing;     now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness     and... Read more

Wed, 13 March 2013 1 Corinthians 1:18-29 18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,     and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” 20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom... Read more

Thu, 4 April 2013 Easter Sunday Sermon from Easter Sunday. Direct download: EasterSunday.mp3 Category:Easter — posted at: 10:55 PM Thu, 4 April 2013 Good Friday Sermon from Good Friday. Direct download: GoodFriday.mp3 Category:Good Friday — posted at: 10:40 PM Thu, 4 April 2013 Maundy Thursday Luke 22:14-30 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them,“I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it... Read more

This is a sermon from the Mid-week Lenten series on the penitential Psalms on Psalm 130. Direct download: Psalm130.mp3 Read more

On today’s program I responded to Subdeacon Benjamin Harju, a convert from Lutheranism to Eastern Orthodoxy. I discussed the doctrine of justification in Holy Scripture and in the Patristic sources. Here is the program. Read more