Standing between Christmas and Theophany, Proto-Deacon David Keim leads us into the wilderness with St. John the Baptist to discover what true repentance and illumination really are. Drawing on a striking annual “shaft of light” in the parish temple and the opening of St. Mark’s Gospel, he shows how prophecy is not fortune-telling but truthtelling—about our sins, our dignity, and God’s desire to remake us from within. This sermon reveals why John’s baptism could only prepare, while Christ’s baptism in the Jordan re-creates: turning water into a means of communion and our hearts into temples of the Holy Spirit. A powerful invitation for catechumens and lifelong Orthodox Christians alike to stop mistaking sin for identity, to stand still, pay attention, and let the uncreated Light find them as Theophany approaches. #Orthodoxy #AllSaintsNC https://www.AllSaintsNC.org/

Rev. Deacon John Pelikan reflects on the Gospel reading of the day https://www.antiochian.org/epistleliturgicday/4437

In a time when the world feels insane and unstable, where “we have no lasting city,” Fr. Andrew Steven Damick preaches a powerful homily on what it really means to become Orthodox and to be newly baptized into Christ’s Kingdom. Drawing on Hebrews, the Theophany Gospel, and the Great Commission, he shows how Christ’s baptism, death, and resurrection begin the true purification of a broken world—not through politics, force, or culture wars, but through repentance, sacrament, humility, and love. This sermon speaks directly to converts, seekers, and cradle Christians alike, revealing why the material world is not hopeless, how the Holy Spirit replaces the dark powers, and how one holy life can radiate grace and change everything. If you’re looking for an Orthodox answer to “clown world,” this is it. This message is especially for anyone who loves Scripture, feels the tension of modern Christianity, or senses that something deeper, older, and more whole is calling their heart. ☦️ Come and see the ancient faith that still gives eyes to see. If you are blessed by this ministry and would like to help us continue proclaiming the Orthodox Christian faith in North America, you can join us: https://www.facebook.com/allsaintsnc https://www.allsaintsnc.org/

What if loving the Bible isn’t enough to keep your faith alive? In this deeply personal and pastoral homily, Father David shares how his sincere desire to follow Scripture alone nearly led him to lose the Christian faith — and how the ancient Orthodox Church opened his eyes to the fullness of what the Bible was always meant to reveal. Reflecting on the Baptism of Christ, he walks us through the revelation of the Holy Trinity and explains why the Scriptures were never meant to be read in isolation, but within the living worship and faith of the Church that preserved them. You’ll hear how the earliest Christians worshiped, how the Gospel was preached before it was written, and why the Divine Liturgy remains the key to understanding the Bible today. This message is especially for anyone who loves Scripture, feels the tension of modern Christianity, or senses that something deeper, older, and more whole is calling their heart. ☦️ Come and see the ancient faith that still gives eyes to see. If you are blessed by this ministry and would like to help us continue proclaiming the Orthodox Christian faith in North America, you can join us: https://www.facebook.com/allsaintsnc https://www.allsaintsnc.org/