For centuries, the Orthodox Church has appropriated January 6th as the occasion to remember and commemorate the baptism...
Field of Dreams: Finding our True and Everlasting Home
by Steve Turley on Jul 13, 2017 10:39:55 AM
Field of Dreams is about a man named Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner). He lives with his wife, Annie, and a young...
Christ vs. Caesar: Jesus, Pilate, and the Clash of Gospels
by Steve Turley on Dec 6, 2016 8:36:00 AM
The Gospel of Mark begins with these words: “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the son of God.” The terms...
Christ and Caesar: The Treason of the Gospel
by Steve Turley on Aug 12, 2016 10:45:05 AM
Imagine with me, if you will, that we are living 2,000 years ago, in the Greek city of Corinth, at the heart of the...
Sublime Encounters: The Importance of Walks in the Woods
by Steve Turley on Jan 20, 2016 6:25:00 AM
Once, as I rid out into the woods for my health, anno 1737; and having lit from my horse in a retired place, as my manner...
"Thanks for the Adventure": The Gospel According to Pixar's "Up"
by Steve Turley on Jan 10, 2016 7:13:31 PM
Up introduces us to a young boy named Carl Fredricksen. We first meet Carl when he is just eight-years old, sitting in a...
The Song of the Seraphim: Paradise Lost and Restored (Part III)
by Steve Turley on Jun 15, 2015 8:47:54 AM
The Song of the Seraphim: Paradise Lost and Restored (Part II)
by Steve Turley on Jun 9, 2015 8:55:00 AM
The Song of the Seraphim: Paradise Lost and Restored (Part I)
by Steve Turley on Jun 7, 2015 4:56:38 AM
For nearly a decade now, my family and I have been part of the Eastern Orthodox communion. The particular church to which...
Eden Restored: A Meditation on Jesus as Paradise
by Steve Turley on May 25, 2015 5:26:18 PM
“For you have been bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body.” (1 Cor 6:20)