Today is Epiphany, which is when the church celebrates the coming of the wise men, and the Orthodox church also celebrates the baptism of Christ. Other than Pascha, Epiphany is my favorite feast. The church is decorated with vases of water with white floating candles. The priest prays the great blessing over the waters and …
I’ve been struggling with the atonement lately. During Holy Week, I sobbed and sobbed when Jesus got nailed to the cross. It shouldn’t be like that. It shouldn’t take God dying in order for us to be saved. It feels so unfair, so wrong. I’m no theologian, but between being a PK/MK, attending a Christian …
While all of you were sleeping last night, I was doing this: We celebrated Christ in the middle of night. The bells clanged into the dark silence. The priests shouted, and we shouted back. Wake up, Sleeper! We lifted our candles high. Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, …
I have never cried like that. They nailed Jesus to the cross, and I cried. I cried because they shouldn’t have done it. They shouldn’t have beaten him. They shouldn’t have stripped off his clothes. They shouldn’t have crowned him with a crown that cut into his flesh. They shouldn’t have driven the nails through …
I was surprised to read this article today: Why Jesus Doesn’t Belong in Christmas Decor by Megan Hill. “Our images, in their frailty, diminish God. Since we are inevitably drawn to worship our God through looking at them, images of Christ keep us from worshipping “in spirit and truth” as Jesus himself commands,” she says. …
