11. The Resurrection: The Whole Story, Part 2

Christ is risen! Truly he is risen! Here are some powerful, mysterious Resurrection stories, most of which are not heard by Orthodox people in church. (See Part 1.) Since they are rarely preached on, I’ll add a bit of commentary. Pascha Night Here is Luke’s account: That evening two disciples, Cleopas (husband of Joanna, one of the Myrrhbearers) […]

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10. The Resurrection: The Whole Story, Part 1

Christ is risen!  Truly he is risen! The Resurrection Accounts Which Most Orthodox Never Hear I hate to tell you this, but most Orthodox don’t know much about Jesus’ Resurrection. Well, “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death”, of course. But for years I had the nagging feeling that something was […]

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9. Great and Holy Friday: The Icon of the Crucifixion

Depictions of Christ’s crucifixion are not ancient, by Orthodox standards. So far as I can find (correct me if I’m wrong), Crosses with the figure of Jesus on them were not sanctioned till the end of the seventh century at the Trullan Council in A.D. 692. After that, East and West gradually took different directions. […]

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