I guess growing up in Central Arkansas and being surrounded by wheat and rice fields as a child; I am still attuned to the agrarian side of the gospel teachings. When Jesus talks about the sowing, the tending and the harvesting I understand that. … [Read more]
St Moses The Black and My Faith Journey
Welcome back! This episode is a little different because I am sharing a little of my faith journey and tie it in with the story of St Moses the Black, whose name I took when I was Chrismated into the Orthodox church. I first shared this at St John … [Read more]
My Will Or God’s Will?
God's will doesn't fit with our "Name it and claim it" society. Many people are of the mindset that an abundance mentality will give them anything from a great parking spot to a Lamborghini. I know, because I tried it from about 2012 until 2016 and … [Read more]
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
Welcome back, this week we’re going to look at one of the misunderstood miracles that Jesus performed and how the early church fathers saw this miracle, and what we can learn from it. I originally talked about the miracle of the fig tree in April of … [Read more]
Being a Disciple Part 3 – Discipling Others
Welcome back! This week we’re going to talk about letting God use us to make disciples. This episode was actually going to be a stand-alone episode on discipling others, but I realized that part of being a disciple, which is what the last two … [Read more]
Being a Disciple of Jesus – Part 2
Welcome back! Last week we talked about being a disciple and I tried to make the case for being a disciple. I went through some of the things the bible tells us it takes to be a disciple like time, commitment, and self-denial. We talked about it … [Read more]