Genesis 3:1-21 The devil generally follows a certain well-rehearsed strategy in the spiritual warfare that he wages against the human race. He has not made any fundamental changes in his tactics since he started this war against humanity in the Garden of Eden millennia ago. The reason why Satan’s basic strategy has stayed the same,…
Jonah 3:1-10 The reading from the Book of Jonah that we heard a few minutes ago tells us that, after Jonah called the ruler and people of Nineveh to repentance for their sins, they did indeed repent. And their repentance was accompanied by certain outward actions that symbolized and underscored their humility before God, and…
1 Corinthians 12:31b–13:13 The thirteenth chapter of St. Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians – which we heard read a few minutes ago – is often called the Bible’s “Love Chapter.” And since the institution of marriage is – or is supposed to be – marked by love, and by two people being in love,…
Luke 8:4-15 Those who practice sorcery believe that the incantations they speak, in casting spells, have the power to produce the effect that they want. It is believed that if the sorcerer says the right words, in the right way, those words will make something happen. It doesn’t matter if the person or people who…
Septuagesima – Matthew 20:1-16 Most people believe in the existence of God. And most people who believe in the existence of God, also believe that God usually operates in certain predictable ways. If the basis for these beliefs is not the Holy Scriptures, however, then what people tend to fall back on – in forming…