Enjoy Patricia & Sason Demirjian’s message on stewardship in our Diocese and at St. Hagop Armenian Church!
Enjoy Patricia & Sason Demirjian’s message on stewardship in our Diocese and at St. Hagop Armenian Church!
“The nail that stands up gets hammered down,” said the principal of the primary school where I taught for two years in Armenia. He shared this insightful proverb to explain why my new students gasped when I wrote on the board with my left hand, and why I was the only lefty in the entire…
Today’s reading from the letter of Paul to the Galatians is not a feel good Bible verse quoted a lot for motivational speeches or weddings. I won’t be reading it at Hagop and Angie’s wedding later today, and you won’t be seeing it cross-stitched on any pillow or t-shirt any time soon. Yet the verse…
One of the lesser known feasts of the Holy Cross, the Discovery of the Holy Cross was a momentous event in the early church. Today we take it for granted, but for our ancestors, to discover the actual Holy Cross not only gave hope, but was also evidence which bolstered their faith. Today, how can…
Following Jesus, his great disciple Paul continues this dedication to evidence-based faith. This is especially clear in today’s assigned reading. ‘Examine yourselves to see whether you are living in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?’ Paul urges us to continuously look in the mirror of our faith. …
May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything; but a new creation is everything! Gal 6:14-18 In today’s reading, the Apostle Paul’s authority is again being challenged, and Paul again shows…