Musings from the High Desert

This week Father Gabriel chose to expound the lesson from Acts. It's all about freedom, the only freedom that Christ offers, which is the only freedom that matters in the long run. As St Paul says, "for freedom Christ has set us free. Therefore, do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." Listen in. (Acts 16:16-34)

Thomas the doubter? Fr Gabriel objects and offer five reasons why Thomas was not doubting but seeking to have the same experience the others had...and what that might mean for our lives.

Thomas the doubter? Fr Gabriel objects and offer five reasons why Thomas was not doubting but seeking to have the same experience the others had...and what that might mean for our lives.

Come along and imagine being present on Palm Sunday as Jesus rides into Jerusalem. What's it all about? Join in.

Come along and imagine being present on Palm Sunday as Jesus rides into Jerusalem. What's it all about? Join in.

We talk a lot about the ministry of service, or diakonia, in the church. What is it exactly? This passage from Mark is key to our understanding. Listen in. (Mark 10:35-45)

We talk a lot about the ministry of service, or diakonia, in the church. What is it exactly? This passage from Mark is key to our understanding. Listen in. (Mark 10:35-45)

This Sunday Fr Deacon Ted Brinegar weaves together themes from the Ladder by St John Climacus, the Annunciation, and the previous Sundays in Lent to bring a powerful message about our lenten journey.

This Sunday Fr Deacon Ted Brinegar weaves together themes from the Ladder by St John Climacus, the Annunciation, and the previous Sundays in Lent to bring a powerful message about our lenten journey.

Veneration of the Cross Sunday gives us an opportunity to see what the season is all about and how counter-cultural it is in American society. Listen in. (Mark 8)

Veneration of the Cross Sunday gives us an opportunity to see what the season is all about and how counter-cultural it is in American society. Listen in. (Mark 8)

Fr Gabriel looks at the changes becoming Orthodox requires, a look that leads into the veneration of icons and what it means for us all.

Fr Gabriel looks at the changes becoming Orthodox requires, a look that leads into the veneration of icons and what it means for us all.

Some thoughts for the beginning of the Great Fast on this Sunday of the Expulsion of Adam and Eve and Forgiveness Vespers. (Matthew 6:16-21)

Some thoughts for the beginning of the Great Fast on this Sunday of the Expulsion of Adam and Eve and Forgiveness Vespers. (Matthew 6:16-21)