Welcoming Gifts

Not Just Spectators: Escaping a Crippling Gnosticism

In this final episode of the season, we reflect on how to live a joyfully sacrificial lifestyle as Christians, and we answer questions from listeners.

Priests at the Altar: Fr. Jeremy & Fr. Joseph Lucas on Bearing the Sacrifice

In this episode, we learn about Fr Joseph Lucas's research on sacrifice in St Cyril of Alexandria and discuss how these ideas are helping us grow as priests and Christians. "How to Read the Holy Fathers" by Fr. Joseph Lucas: https://store.ancientfaith.com/how-to-read-the-holy-fathers-a-guide-for-orthodox-christians/ "Welcoming Gifts" by Fr. Jeremy Davis: https://store.ancientfaith.com/welcoming-gifts-sacrifice-in-the-bible-and-christian-life/ 0:00 - Intro 2:35 - Fr. Joseph's interest in St. Cyril and sacrifice 11:23 - Participating in sacrifice as clergy 20:59 - What is the Proskemedia like? 25:33 - Other elements of sacrifice 31:42 - Services that have taken on greater meaning 35:58 - Layperson's approach to sacrifice 55:48 - Living sacrificially 1:04:27 - Feeling burdened by the Christian life 1:11:30 - Most important things to remember 1:16:10 - "How to Read the Holy Fathers" 1:18:09 - How to start reading St. Cyril

From Fire to Form: The Formalization of Divine Liturgy

In this eighth episode, we explore how the Orthodox Eucharist took its present form and how this reflects the pattern of Old Testament sacrifice.

Christ as Lamb, Offerer, and High Priest

In this sixth episode, we discuss how Christ came to offer the perfect sacrifice for all humanity, once and for all and thus became the perfect offering, offerer, high priest, and sacrificial meal.

The Elephants in the Room: Abraham, Isaac, and the Need for Christ

In this fifth episode we ask, what is our podcast icon about, what is that icon behind Fr. Jeremy, and, if these Old Testament sacrifices were so great, why did Jesus have to come?