12/15/2016
Fr. Joseph Gleason
The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all in perfect unity, and have always been in perfect unity. They love us. They have always loved us.
Having turned their backs on Egypt’s gods, and having slain lambs and bulls — two of the most sacred animals in the Egyptian religion — God’s people were set to live a new way, loving God and loving their neighbor, following the two greatest commandments.
This is the world into which Abraham was born, of a nation steeped in pagan worship and human sacrifice, surrounded by nations which were equally deceived.
As a loving Father, God permitted them to face the challenge of death, because He knew it would aid them on the quest for humility, repentance, and spiritual healing.
In Genesis, we find this beautiful marriage between Adam and Eve. And in Revelation, we find the marriage supper of the Lamb, celebrating the mystical union between Christ and the Church.
Rating: 9.1|Votes: 70
Fr. Joseph Gleason, who had upped stakes from rural Illinois with his wife and eight children and moved to Russia. Here is Fr. Joseph’s explanation to him of why he and his family chose this non-standard path, and how it has turned out for them.
Mark Bradshaw, Fr. Joseph Gleason
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Priest Joseph Gleason (Antiochian Archdiocese of the U.S.) talks about his radical journey from free-flowing Protestantism to hardline Calvinism, and finally home, to Orthodoxy.
