Our next talk in the Acquiring the Mind of the Church series, Saint Barnabas’ adult spiritual formation class, will take place on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 10 AM at St Barnabas Orthodox Church. Our topic will be on Our Thoughts and their Influence on Our Lives. Our speaker will be our own Scot Larsen, […]
This weekend! October 4th – Kevin Allen on: “Orthodoxy and Asceticism”
Saturday October 4th from 10-11:30 Kevin Allen will speak on “Orthodoxy and Asceticism – Why and what is its purpose in our Christian lives?” Our speaker will be our own Kevin Allen who has done a study on the subject, from biblical, patristic and practical perspectives. “I have reviewed his material and recommend it.” – […]
October 4th! Kevin Allen on: “Orthodoxy and Asceticism”
On Saturday, October 4th our next “Acquiring the Mind of the Church” talk will be on “Orthodoxy and Asceticism – Why and what is its purpose in our Christian lives?” Our speaker will be our own Kevin Allen who has done a study on the subject, from biblical, patristic and practical perspectives. “I have reviewed […]
Exciting Events this weekend! Sept 6-7th
Saturday September 6th from 10-11:30 the V. Rev. Fr. Josiah Trenham will speak on ‘Godly Marriage and Virginity’. Fr. Trenham will discuss how marriage and virginity are paths to holiness. For more information on the talk, click here. PLEASE NOTE: this talk will be RECORDED via video and audio so “babes in arms” in the […]
September 6th! Fr. Josiah Trenham on: “Godly Marriage”
Join us Saturday September 6th from 10-11:30 when Fr. Josiah Trenham will give us our fourth in the adult catechism series “Acquiring the Mind of the Church”. Fr. Josiah Trenham is the Senior Pastor of of Saint Andrew Orthodox Church, Riverside, CA and the author of “Marriage and Virginity in St John Chrysostom“. His topic will […]
August 2nd! Mother Victoria on: “Prayer in the Heart in a World of Distractions”
Join us Saturday August 2nd from 10-11:30 when Abbess Mother Victoria will give us our third in the adult catechism series “Acquiring the Mind of the Church”. Mother Victoria’s topic will be “Prayer in the Heart in a World of Distractions”. (Kevin Allen told us that he has personally heard Mother give this talk and […]
Exciting Events this weekend!!
Saturday July 12th from 10-11:30 when Dr Jeannie Constantinou will give us our second in the adult catechism series “Acquiring the Mind of the Church”. Dr Jeannie Constantinou will discuss how Orthodox interpret the scripture. For more information click here. Then Sunday is the Creative Arts Festival is this Sunday! The event should be tremendous. We […]
July 12th! Dr Jeannie Constantinou on: “Reading the Bible as an Orthodox Christian”
Join us Saturday July 12th from 10-11:30 when Dr Jeannie Constantinou will give us our second in the adult catechism series “Acquiring the Mind of the Church”. Dr Jeannie Constantinou will discuss how Orthodox interpret the scriptures (hermeneutics) ; whether we interpret literally; how we are to understand the voice and perspective of the Psalms; and […]
Why Apostolic Tradition Matters – 2
It seems that every time a supposedly “lost gospel” is unearthed the media hypes it as if it were the Second Coming. Invariably, these texts contradict the received understanding of the church. The most recent example is the so-called Gospel of Jesus’ Wife. The scrap of parchment, published to great fanfare but quickly shown to […]