Sermons & Meditations
Genesis 3, Is There Life Before Death?
David Goa talks to Brad Jersak about Genesis 3, the meaning of the story and its existential implications for the reader and the believer.
Excerpt: “Genesis 3 is a myth, it is a narrative about how something comes to be. Mircea Eliade always talked about Myths as being stories of creation. How does iron come to be, how does steel come to be, how does the art of refining come to be. So myths are the stories about how things come to be. The amazing thing about the story of Genesis 3 is that it is a myth that doesn’t have to do with God, and as such it is about how death comes to be.”
Memorial for Frederick Russell Cervin
I first met Fred Cervin in Chicago shortly after I arrived at the North Park Academy in1961. Our friendship was deep and abiding. Our fifty-year conversation ended when Fred
entered the Eternal on the 9th of August 2013. Here is my reflection at the memorial service held in his memory. May his memory be Eternal.
The Mind of Christ
A homily I gave at the Monastery of Gai, Arad, Romania.