Doug’s Theological Thoughts

  • Saints – 2025-04-07

    Calliopus and Akylina the Martyrs George, Bishop of Mytilene Gerasimos the God-Bearer of Byzantium Righteous Father Savvas the New of Kalymnos Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America

  • Saints – 2025-04-06

    Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople 120 Martyrs of Persia Gregory of Sinai Platonis the Nun of Nisibis

  • Saints – 2025-03-26

    26 Martyrs in Crimea Presbyter Bercus; Monk Arpilus; laymen and women Abibus, Agnus, Reasus, Igathrax, Iscoeus (Iskous), Silas, Signicus, Sonirilus, Suimbalus, Thermus, Phillus (Philgas), Bathusius, Anna, Alla, Larissa, Monco (Manca), Uirko (Virko), Animais (Animaida), Queen Gaatha, and Princess Duklida, were among twenty-six martyrs who were killed by the Goths around the year 375 under Jungerich,…

  • OT Text – 2025-03-24

    ISAIAH 14:24-32The LORD of hosts has sworn: “As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand, that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains trample him under foot; and his yoke shall depart from them, and his burden from their shoulder.” This…

  • Saints – 2025-03-24

    Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos The Feast of the Annunciation to the Most Holy Theotokos is celebrated on one day March 25, exactly nine months before the Nativity of Christ. There is one day of Prefeast (March 24), followed by the Feast itself. On March 26, we celebrate the Synaxis of the Archangel…

  • Christian vs Muslim Eschatology

    Islam borrowed a lot of the Christian views of the End Times but perverted the truths from the Christian faith. One particular point of difference is what happens when Christ returns. For Muslims, Christ, at His return, will lead an army and fight wars against HIs enemies. From Grok: The Second Coming of Jesus Muslims…

  • OT Text – 2025-03-10 (3)

    GENESIS 3:21-4:7And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them. Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and…

  • OT Text – 2025-03-10 (2)

    PROVERBS 3:34-4:22Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he shows favor. The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace. Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight; for I give you good precepts: do not forsake my teaching. When I was a son with my…

  • OT Text – 2025-03-10 (1)

    ISAIAH 4:2-5:7In that day the branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel. And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, every one who has been recorded for life in…

  • Saints – 2025-03-10

    Quadratus the Martyr & his Companions By order of the impious emperor Decius (249-251), the military prefect Jason arrived at Corinth to torture and slay Christians. Since Quadratus was the eldest, he spoke for the rest. The saint bravely defended his faith in Christ the Savior, then they began the torture. Saint Quadratus, despite inhuman…

  • Saints – 2025-03-07

    The Holy Martyred Bishops of Cherson – Basileus, Ephraim, Eugene, Capito, Aetherius, Agathodorus, and Elpidius The Hieromartyrs Basil, Ephraim, Eugene, Elpidius, Agathodorus, Aetherius, and Capiton carried the Gospel of Christ into the North Black Sea region from the Danube to the Dniper, including the Crimea. They were bishops of Cherson at different times during the…

  • Saints – 2025-03-06

    42 Martyrs of Amorion in Phrygia During a war between the Byzantine Emperor Theophilus (829-842) and the Saracens, the Saracens managed to besiege the city of Ammoria (in Galicia in Asia Minor). As a result of treason on the part of the military commander Baditses, Ammoria fell, and forty-two of its generals were taken captive…

  • OT Reading – 2025-03-05 (3)

    GENESIS 1:24-2:3And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the cattle according to their kinds, and everything that creeps…

  • OT Reading – 2025-03-05 (2)

    PROVERBS 2:1-22My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures; then…

  • OT Reading – 2025-03-05

    ISAIAH 2:3-11Thus say the people: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from…

  • Saints – 2025-03-05

    Conon the Gardener The Holy Martyr Conon the Gardener was born in Nazareth of Galilee, but he lived in the city of Mandona, where he occupied himself with gardening. He was a God-fearing man, sincere in heart, and without malice. The saint suffered for his faith in Christ under the emperor Decius (249-251). When they…

  • Saints – 2025-03-04

    Gerasimus the Righteous of Jordan Saint Gerasimus was a native of Lycia (Asia Minor). From his early years he was distinguished for his piety. Having received monastic tonsure, he withdrew into the desert of the Thebaid (in Egypt). Thereafter, in about the year 450, the monk arrived in Palestine and settled at the Jordan, where…

  • Passover Celebrated Where?

    John Chrysostom, Against the Jews. Homily 3 (6) Do you consider that the Jews are wiser than the Fathers who came from everywhere in the world? How can you do that when the Jews have been driven from their ancestral commonwealth and way of life and have no sacred festival to celebrate? I hear many…

  • OT Reading – 2025-03-03 (3)

    GENESIS 1:1-13 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw…

  • OT Reading – 2025-03-03 (2)

    PROVERBS 1:1-20The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: That men may know wisdom and instruction, understand words of insight, receive instruction in wise dealing, righteousness, justice, and equity; that prudence may be given to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth — the wise man also may hear and increase in…

  • OT Reading – 2025-03-03

    ISAIAH 1:1-20The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzzi’ah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezeki’ah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Sons have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The…

  • Saints – 2025-03-03

    The Holy Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus The Holy Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus suffered in the city of Pontine Amasea (Asia Minor) in about the year 308. The brothers Eutropius and Cleonicus, and Basiliscus the nephew of the Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit (February 17), were comrades. After the martyric death of Saint Theodore,…

  • The Dangers of Dyerism

  • OT Reading – 2025-02-25

    JOEL 3:12-21Let the nations bestir themselves and come up to the valley of Jehosh’aphat; for there I will sit to judge all the nations round about. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Go in, tread, for the wine press is full. The vats overflow, for their wickedness is great. Multitudes, multitudes, in…