Why So Many Christians Feel Disconnected — And How to Find Real Faith Again

For so many Christians, church has become about this ritual routine of singing songs and giving money, and the pinnacle of worship is this big sermon. They feel more and more that something is disconnected. And I’m talking to more and more Christians everywhere I go throughout town and in my journeys, and people are resonating with this message because they inherently know something’s wrong. And partially, what’s missing is the majesty and the mysteries of God. We have somehow…

Pressing Toward the Future: A Biblical Path to Healing from Trauma

Good morning, brothers and sisters. Thank you so much for everything that you do. Thank you for what you do for the kingdom of heaven. Thank you for what you do in your worship of Jesus and the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. You know, I’m going to ask in a few moments from you to pray for me because I need your prayers. Oh, I desperately need your prayers. And I’ll share with you…

Why We Ordain Married Bishops: A Theological and Pastoral Explanation

The American Orthodox Catholic Church (AOCC) affirms the ancient faith, apostolic order, and liturgical life of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. While we hold fast to the Orthodox tradition, we also recognize the unique pastoral needs of the American context. Among the questions we are often asked is why our Church permits the consecration of married men to the episcopacy. This article offers a theological and pastoral rationale for our practice, grounded in both ancient precedent and present…

The Truth About Counseling Psychology & God

Psychology has forgotten that the soul does not exist in a vacuum. Some of you have been going to counseling. You see therapists for all kinds of things. You see people going for marriage, or they’re going for this and for that. And the thing that always strikes me is, by the time I talk to someone, they’ve exhausted every option that they have but God. The reason is that modernity has taught us that God is not important. He…

When Life Falls Apart: Trusting God Through the Fire

Do you have that knot in your stomach? Do you have that feeling in your mind of unsettledness and you’re uncertain of the future and that’s led to worry and concern? Are you having problems in your work, at home, or in your marriage? Are your children driving you absolutely crazy? Do you feel like all the relationships in your life, or at least some of the most important ones, are somehow devolving into chaos, and everything just feels unsettled,…

Jesus Is Worthy: Why Worship Is More Than Music and Emotion

What is worship? Worship is one of the most misunderstood things today in the evangelical Christian church. The understanding that the entire “worship” service is built around music and a sermon is misleading at best. This is not worship. Right now I have incense going behind me. You might be able to see it at the bottom of the screen. The incense is a reminder of the prayers of the saints going up to the Lord in heaven. It is…

How to Strengthen Your Faith in Uncertain Times

The world today seems like such an uncertain place. There is so much happening and so much coming at us so quickly that it’s hard to catch our bearings. I feel like more and more today, more than ever, more than in the last five years or 10 years or 20 years, even after 9-11, there’s a strange atmosphere in the world. So many of us are living with abject fear, fear of what might be. The tariffs wreaking havoc…

Woe to the Hypocrites: Jesus Confronts the Pharisees

Transcript In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, many blessings to you this morning as we continue in our Holy Week series. This is day two on Tuesday. On this day, it marks two momentous occasions. The first is Jesus and the disciples return from Bethany to Jerusalem, and in doing so, we set the stage for this conversation about faith, and what it is, and who are the types of leaders are that…

Why Did Jesus Really Get Mad In the Temple?

Transcript In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, many blessings to you, brothers and sisters. Today I want to talk about Holy Week. Actually, I’m going to spend this whole week talking about what happens each day during Holy Week, and what some of the myths that you have heard about the week leading up to Good Friday are, as we prepare to celebrate both the cross and the resurrection of our Lord Jesus…

Rediscovering The Mysteries of God

Transcript: The world is looking for hope. We live in a time where reason, logic, and science have let so many people down. Institutions have failed society, and even some of those institutions found in the church have greatly harmed people. Still, many are finding hope in the church despite this. There’s a resurgence underway. But why was there a resurgence? From 1995 to 2002, studies show that over 40 million people left the evangelical church. 15 million people woke…

Your Marriage is In a Spiritual Battle – Here’s How to Win with Faith

Transcript: Many Christians believe in spiritual warfare. After all, it’s a principle that’s written in the Bible. But have you ever considered spiritual warfare? It’s not something that just happens to you in one-off events, but it is an ongoing normative thing for the Christian. And the number one attacker, the number one thing that Satan loves to do when it comes to our marriages is to attack us, to attack our vulnerabilities, our weaknesses, to make us feel hopeless…

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