Resources on Michael Gillis
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Retelling the Beatitudes https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/prayingintherain/2010/08/reflection-not-quite-poem-on-beatitudes/ Michael Gillis offers a reflective retelling of the beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12). Sequoia Blackberries https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/prayingintherain/2010/06/sequoia-blackberries/ Michael Gillis examines sin by likening it to Sequoia Blackberry bushes, an evasive spices with with sweet berries. Lesser Commandments https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/prayingintherain/2012/02/lesser-commandments/ Michael Gillis uses Matthew 22:40 to consider the need for "lesser commandments" in the Christian life and Church that hang on the greatest commandment of love. Bearing Fruit in Good Works https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/prayingintherain/2010/12/bearing-fruit-in-good-works/ Michael Gillis offers commentary on Paul's teaching about good works in Colossians 1:10-11. The Prodigal Son https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/prayingintherain/2012/02/prodigal-son/ Michael Gillis shares the pre-Lenten focus on the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) in the Orthodox Church, who becomes a paradigm of repentance and approach toward God. Returning To Paradise https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/prayingintherain/2013/03/returning-to-paradise/ Michael Gillis introduces Forgiveness Sunday in the Orthodox Church, which commemorates the expulsion of Adam from Paradise. Gentleness https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/prayingintherain/2010/10/gentleness/ In this commentary from the Orthodox tradition, Michael Gillis uses Philippians 4:4-9 to link gentleness with the experience of peace. The Harsh Parables of Luke https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/prayingintherain/2011/11/harsh-parables-of-luke/ In this commentary on Luke 12:16-21 from the Orthodox tradition, Fr. Michael Gillis shows how Luke wants us to know that whatever we do in this world will certainly influence what happens in the next.