Eastern Christian Insights
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Fulfillment in Christ
Transfiguration from Spiritual Apathy
Christ the God-Man
Beds, Lawyers, and Doctors
Demons, Monks, and Fruit
Foundation and Witness
Seeing With the Eyes of our Souls
Sunday of All Saints
Sunday of Holy Pentecost
Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
The Sunday of the Blind Man
The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
Palm Sunday
The Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
Today Fr. Philip reflects on The Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
The Sunday of the Adoration of the Holy Cross
Today Fr. Philip reflects on The Sunday of the Adoration of the Holy Cross. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
The Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
Today Fr. Philip reflects on The Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
The Sunday of Orthodoxy
Today Fr. Philip reflects on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
Forgiveness Sunday
Today Fr. Philip reflects on Forgiveness Sunday. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
The Last Judgement
Today Fr. Philip reflects on the Parable of the Last Judgement. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
The Prodigal Son
Today Fr. Philip reflects on the Parable of the Prodigal Son. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
The Publican and the Pharisee
Today Fr. Philip reflects on the Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
Repent like Zacchaeus
Today Fr. Philip reflects on the account of Christ and Zacchaeus. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
God Extends His Love to Outsiders
Today Fr. Philip reflects on example of the Samartian lepar and how God’s generous love extends to everyone, even those we might least expect. Fr. Philip wraps up with a reflection on St. Athanasius the Great and St. Cyril of Alexandria. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
The Meaning of Baptism
Today Fr. Philip reflects on the importance of water, the purpose of baptism and our experience after baptism. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
Becoming Living Epiphanies
Today Fr. Philip reflects on the feast of Theophany and the message of St. John the Forerunner. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
The Faithful that Led to Christ's Nativity
Today Fr. Philip reflects on the Genealogy that leads to the birth of Christ, idolatry vs. faithfulness and the Holy Prophet Daniel with the Three Holy Youths. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
How to Accept the King’s Invitation
Today Fr. Philip reflects on the Parable of the King's Banquet and the commemoration of the Holy Forefathers including a quote from St. Porphyrios. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
We Are Crippled by Our Passions
Today Fr. Philip reflects on the Gospel reading of the healing of the crippled woman and how following the holy example of the Theotokos can heal our bent over, corrupted spirit. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
Heed the Calling of Christ
Today Fr. Philip reflects on the life of St. Andrew the First Called and his ability to recognize the Messiah. He also reflects on every believer's calling to "come and see" and what that means for our lives. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
How to Be Rich
Today Fr. Philip encourages us as we continue on our journey through the Nativity season. Father weaves together the parable of the Rich Fool and the life of the Theotokos, demonstrating how one who follows God should be rich. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
The Unexpected King & His Friends
Today Fr. Philip encourages us as we begin the Nativity fast. He reflects on the expectations of the Jewish people on who the Messiah would be like and how Christ did not like meet those expectations, especially with whom he spent his time with. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
Christ Came to Heal Our Corrupt Image
Today Fr. Philip offers a reflection on the Gerasene Demoniac and how Christ restored demon possessed man's divine image and how Christ came to do that for us. Fr. Philip ends with a reflection on the Life of St Demetrios. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
Lazarus and the Rich Man
Today Fr. Philip offers a reflection on the parable of Lazarus and the Rich man with a focus on where each character chose to put their attention on, how that attention creates action and what this means in relation to God. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
The Uniqueness of Luke's Gospel
Today Fr. Philip offers a reflection on the commemoration of St. Luke and the aspects that distinguishes his gospel account from the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark and John. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
Uncovering the Icon of Christ Within You
Today Fr. Philip offers a reflection on the commemoration of the Fathers of the seventh council, the importance of icons, having the icon of God on us and how to uncover that image within us. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com
Don't allow cultural attitudes to degrade your faithfulness
Today Fr. Philip offers a reflection on Christ's teachings on loving our enemies, and how this conflicts with common modern day cultural attitudes. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
Following Christ Offers Us Nothing According to the Values of the World
Today Fr. Philip offers a reflection on the leave-taking of the Elevation of the Cross, and how in our own lives we must raise our crosses. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
"But I say to you, Do not Resist an Evildoer"
Today Fr. Philip offers a reflection on part of the Sermon on the Mount, and how Christians should react to threats of evil. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
Don't Despair... Embrace the Struggle
Today Fr. Philip offers a reflection on the Nativity of the Theotokos, and the lessons from it that we can use to help embrace our struggles. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
We must forgive to be forgiven
Today Fr. Philip offers a reflection on the parable of the unforgiving servant, and its implications for our own lives. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
To be faithful, you must allow yourself to be broken
Today Fr. Philip offers a reflection on Christ and the child with epilepsy. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
Feeling in Over Your Head Spiritually?
Today Fr. Philip offers a reflection on St. Peter's walking on water and the Feast of the Dormition. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
Being in Communion with God
Today Fr. Philip offers a reflection on the dormition fast and the Feast of the Transfiguration, which occurs halfway through the fast. You can find his blog with this reflection and more in written form at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
Following the Apostles into the Life of Heaven
Fr. Philip LeMasters is an Orthodox priest who serves St. Luke Orthodox Church and teaches Religion at McMurry University in Abilene, TX. You can find his blog at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
Christ's Building of the Kingdom of Heaven
Fr. Philip LeMasters is an Orthodox priest who serves St. Luke Orthodox Church and teaches Religion at McMurry University in Abilene, TX. You can find his blog at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
What We Consistently See in ALL the Saints
Fr. Philip LeMasters is an Orthodox priest who serves St. Luke Orthodox Church and teaches Religion at McMurry University in Abilene, TX. You can find his blog at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
Our True Calling as Orthodox Christians
Fr. Philip LeMasters is an Orthodox priest who serves St. Luke Orthodox Church and teaches Religion at McMurry University in Abilene, TX. You can find his blog at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
Our One Essential Calling
Fr. Philip LeMasters is an Orthodox priest who serves St. Luke Orthodox Church and teaches Religion at McMurry University in Abilene, TX. You can find his blog at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
Bearing Witness to the Lord
Fr. Philip LeMasters is an Orthodox priest who serves St. Luke Orthodox Church and teaches Religion at McMurry University in Abilene, TX. You can find his blog at https://easternchristianinsights.blogspot.com/.
We Cannot Heal Ourselves
During the season of Pascha, the Church calls our attention to how particular people responded to our Lord, Who rose from the dead as a whole embodied person on the third day. Thomas did not believe until he saw and touched the wounds of the Risen Savior. Joseph of Arimathea took Christ’s body down from the Cross and, with the help of Nicodemus, buried Him. The Myrrh-Bearing women became the first witnesses of His resurrection when they went to the tomb very early in the morning to anoint the Lord’s body as a final sign of love.