Fr. Thom Crowe ·
Christ didn't enter the Jordan to be washed. He entered to crush Leviathan, sanctify the waters, and reveal the Trinity to the world. The Eastern Church never forgot this. It's time we remembered.
Christmas joy meets martyrdom's cost on St. Stephen's Day. Why does the Church place violent death right after Christ's birth? Because the incarnation changes everything—even how we face death.
Read the sermon I preached for the Sunday of Christ the King
My 20 years in Orthodoxy, including 5 years as a Deacon, led me to seek a faith that genuinely embodies Christ's call to love and serve others.
The feast of the Ascension, often relegated to a minor footnote, is a significant event that reshapes how we understand what it means to be human.
In the land of shadow, light cannot be fully extinguished. A sermon connecting Tolkien's Return of the King to Isaiah's promise and Christ's call to repentance.
Saints Agnes and Cecilia weren't fairytale figures. They were real women who gave everything for Christ. A sermon on martyrdom, memory, and the living Church.
From Orthodox icons to Episcopal preaching: Icons as theology in color, windows to heaven revealing Christ. Blend tradition, humility, and grace and let sermons shine with Gospel light.
Was St. Thomas truly a 'doubter'—or a model for honest faith? Explore how his Easter encounter with the risen Christ transforms doubt into a declaration of divine hope: 'My Lord and my God!'
Discover how St. Thomas Sunday commemorates this profound journey and how it can inspire personal faith transformations
Uncover the true meaning of Lent and the joy of repentance, revealing how it's not about guilt but a freeing realignment with God, offering renewal, grace, and profound joy.
Join me as I dive into Saint Nicholas's life, see how we celebrate his feast day authentically and reconcile Santa Claus traditions with the historic Saint Nicholas.
In reflecting upon the significance of this passage, I want to explore the importance of Scripture, the Eucharist, and Christian fellowship.
Journey with me through the Psalms as the prayer book of the Church, offering comfort, wisdom, and divine connections for generations of believers.
Advent in the Anglican Church is a direct reflection of the Early British Church's observations. In the BCP, you'll find direct use of the Sarum Missal of the medieval Church of England.
Doctrine matters. It’s not possible to truly be one with diverse teachings. This is why we have creeds - to preserve the faith delivered once and for all.
When trying to define atonement and the redemptive work of Christ, it's easy for things to get ... murky. Penal Substitutionary Atonement, a relatively late concept to Christianity, goes too far.
