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Sparks Among the Stubble
This podcast archives weekly sermons, classes, and retreats at St. Innocent Orthodox Church in Macon, Georgia. St. Innocent Orthodox Church is a parish in the Diocese of the South, Orthodox Church in America.
Episodes
487 episodes
When You’ve Tried Everything and Nothing Changes
In this homily, we reflect on the miraculous catch of fish and an important truth about the spiritual life: apart from Christ, we can do nothing.The disciples had labored through the night and caught nothing. They were tired, discouraged...
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What Are You Doing With What God Gave You?
In this homily, we reflect on the Parable of the Talents and the many gifts God has entrusted to each of us.Our relationship with God is not meant to be transactional. God does not give us life, abilities, relationships, possessions, an...
The Cross You Never Asked For
In this homily for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we reflect on the mystery of the Cross and what it means for the suffering we encounter in our own lives.Christ did not simply become the helpless victim of suffering. He...
The Invitation You Cannot Afford to Ignore
In this homily, we reflect on Christ’s parable of the wedding feast and the invitation God continually extends to each of us.The King prepares a great banquet and invites His people to come, yet many refuse. Some are simply too preoccupi...
You Can’t Take Any of It With You
Everything we have—our time, money, talents, bodies, homes, families, careers, and abilities—is a gift from God. Christianity teaches us that these things are not ultimately our possessions, but gifts entrusted to us for a time.In this h...
What Happens When Christ Disrupts Our Comfortable Life
In this homily, we reflect on Christ's encounter with the rich young man and a difficult question at the heart of the Christian life: What are we unwilling to give up in order to follow Christ?The rich young man had kept the commandment...
The Image of Christ Impressed Upon Our Souls
In this homily, we reflect on two great feasts of the Church: the Feast of the Holy Mandylion, or Holy Napkin, and the Dormition of the Mother of God.The image of Christ impressed upon the Holy Napkin gives us a beautiful image of the Ch...
Seeing Christ and Serving Others: The Example of St. Herman of Alaska
In this homily, we reflect on the Feast of the Transfiguration and the Christian calling to behold Christ and be transformed by His uncreated light.The life of St. Herman of Alaska gives us a practical example of what this transformation...