Author: em6298

• The Throne Descends Where Pharaoh Rules

  Fire Within the Wheel, Life Beneath the Lash — A Reflection for Holy Monday on Ezekiel 1:1–20 and Exodus 1:1–20… Read more.

• The Girl Who Stared Down the Emperor

  The Life of Saint Theodosia of Constantinople (died 729 AD) The soldiers came at dawn. They carried ropes, hammers, and… Read more.

• The Lion Crouches at the Gate of His Own Death

  Wine-Dark Garments and a City That Forgot How to Sing — A Reflection for Palm Sunday (Entry into Jerusalem) on… Read more.

• The Stench, the Stone, the Voice That Unbinds

  Four Days Deep and Still Beloved — A Reflection for Lazarus Saturday on Hebrews 12:28–13:8 and John 11:1–45 Here is… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Fought Dragons with Words

  The Life of Saint Nikitas of Chalcedon (died c. 842) The emperor’s soldiers came for the icons at dawn. They… Read more.

• The Coffin and the City That Cannot Die

  Bones Awaiting Exodus — A Reflection for Sixth Week of Great Lent (Palm Week) on Isaiah 66:10–24 and Genesis 49:33–50:26… Read more.

• The Girl Who Walked Through Fire and Kept Her Name

  The Life of Saint Theodora of Alexandria (3rd–4th Century) There is no saint list provided for today’s commemorations, so let… Read more.

• The Descent That Bears You Home

  Wine in the Cluster, God in the Grave — A Reflection for Sixth Week of Great Lent (Palm Week) on… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Fought a Dragon with Words

  The Life of Saint Niketas the Bishop of Chalcedon (8th–9th Century) The soldiers came for Niketas on a cold morning.… Read more.

• The Fast That Breaks You Open

  Weeping, Recognition, and the Bread of the Self — A Reflection for Sixth Week of Great Lent (Palm Week) on… Read more.