Nov 12, 2011

Now some of the women who came begging for alms wore ornaments and bracelets, and this was reported to the patriarch...

Nov 1, 2011

I'm reading Matthew 13 tonight. In one parable Christ describes people who hear about the Kingdom and genuinely, joyfully believe -- but they fail to bear fruit and persevere to the end. In the next parable He says that not everybody in the church is His, but we won't see who's who until the final Judgment...

Mar 12, 2009

A couple of nights ago, the Vespers readings included the account of Cain from Genesis 4. The SAAS (Septuagint) translation in the Orthodox Study Bible reads: The Lord respected Abel and his offering, but He did not respect Cain and his sacrifices. So Cain was extremely sorrowful, and his countenance fell. So the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you extremely sorrowful? And why has your face fallen? Did you not sin, even though you brought it rightly, but did not divide it rightly? Be still; his recourse shall be to you; and you shall rule over him...