Pilgrims from Paradise

Matthew just returned from Alaska where he spoke at Eagle River Institute on the topic of Discovering the Will of God. H... Read more

Sacraments are how God lives out His life in us moment by moment, day by day.

Are the sacraments some duty to be fulfilled or are they part of our very lives as Orthodox Christians?

Sacraments are not a bridge to anywhere - they are the destination.

What God really wants from us is a living connection. A joining with our beings. Just believing that doesn't make it hap... Read more

Matthew contemplates the crowd at Christ's crucifixion and how only one understood what was truly happening.

Matthew continues his examination of oneness, this time showing how we become one with God, participants in the communal... Read more

Matthew notes how Eastern Orthodox Christians possess both the light (scriptures) and the path (ascetic, sacramental exp... Read more

Matthew shows how a misunderstanding of the story of the Garden of Eden leads to a misunderstanding of our relationship ... Read more

Matthew is forced to reject Western punishment theories because of one simple fact: God, by nature, does not change.

Matthew explains that, just as every human being fell under the curse of death through Adam, every human has been given ... Read more

Matthew illustrates how the communal nature of God is why Christians can say that God is love.

In this segment, Matthew outlines the "ransom theory" of salvation subscribed to by the early Church.

Matthew contrasts the Western and Orthodox views on the disobedience of Adam and Eve in Eden. He begins by revisiting th... Read more

The saints of the Church, whose icons we venerate, lived the life of God, meeting him face to face. They teach us how t... Read more

Matthew begins a new series showing how the Incarnation restores loving oneness between humankind and its Creator.

Matthew looks at the history of God's actions towards us to see if "legal" theories hold water.

Dancing with God has become a lost art in the west. Listen as Matthew helps us recover this wonderful and living movemen... Read more

In part three of four, Matthew shows the contradictions between various interpretations of Christ, thereby tearing down ... Read more

Matthew brings part two of a two-part series on the differences between Eastern and Western views of imputed righteousne... Read more