Words have always played a supporting role in the Armenian Apostolic Church as compared to the post reformation churches. Thus, my sermons are short and I work hard to make them so. If you don’t believe me, let’s look at the data. Pew Research Center analyzed 50,000 sermons in 2020 and here is what they…
So what is lament? The shortest definition of lament is a prayer in pain that leads to trust. The Psalms are full of Laments. Our Ter Voghormea is a lament. Beating our breast and saying Vay Indz, Vay Indz during Confession is a Lament. Gregory of Narek wrote an entire famous Book of Lamentations. Lament…
The prologue of St. John’s Gospel-in the majestic story of God that it reveals-is every bit as breathtaking as Mount Ararat and Tampa Bay. And if we are paying attention, we will be stunned by the mysterious beauty of the presence of God in Christ that emerges from it, such that we will want to…