Not Just Spectators: Escaping a Crippling Gnosticism
In this final episode of the season, we reflect on how to live a joyfully sacrificial lifestyle as Christians, and we answer questions from listeners.
29 Apr 2026
Priests at the Altar: Fr. Jeremy & Fr. Joseph Lucas on Bearing the Sacrifice
In this episode, we learn about Fr Joseph Lucas's research on sacrifice in St Cyril of Alexandria and discuss how these ideas are helping us grow as priests and Christians.
"How to Read the Holy Fathers" by Fr. Joseph Lucas: https://store.ancientfaith.com/how-to-read-the-holy-fathers-a-guide-for-orthodox-christians/
"Welcoming Gifts" by Fr. Jeremy Davis: https://store.ancientfaith.com/welcoming-gifts-sacrifice-in-the-bible-and-christian-life/
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Fr. Joseph's interest in St. Cyril and sacrifice
11:23 - Participating in sacrifice as clergy
20:59 - What is the Proskemedia like?
25:33 - Other elements of sacrifice
31:42 - Services that have taken on greater meaning
35:58 - Layperson's approach to sacrifice
55:48 - Living sacrificially
1:04:27 - Feeling burdened by the Christian life
1:11:30 - Most important things to remember
1:16:10 - "How to Read the Holy Fathers"
1:18:09 - How to start reading St. Cyril
15 Apr 2026
From Fire to Form: The Formalization of Divine Liturgy
In this eighth episode, we explore how the Orthodox Eucharist took its present form and how this reflects the pattern of Old Testament sacrifice.
18 Mar 2026
Christ as Lamb, Offerer, and High Priest
In this sixth episode, we discuss how Christ came to offer the perfect sacrifice for all humanity, once and for all and thus became the perfect offering, offerer, high priest, and sacrificial meal.
4 Mar 2026
The Elephants in the Room: Abraham, Isaac, and the Need for Christ
In this fifth episode we ask, what is our podcast icon about, what is that icon behind Fr. Jeremy, and, if these Old Testament sacrifices were so great, why did Jesus have to come?
18 Feb 2026
Blood and Meat: A Butcher Reflects on Leviticus w/ special guest Phil Bray author of “Leviticus on the Butcher Block”
In this fourth episode, a butcher talks with us about the ancient Israelites’ experience of handling sacrificial meat and blood.
You can find Phil Bray's book, Leviticus on the Butcher’s Block: Making Head or Tail of the Bible’s Toughest Book, here: https://wipfandstock.com/9798385240333/leviticus-on-the-butchers-block/
4 Feb 2026
The Hands That Offer: The Old Testament Priestly Experience
In this third episode, we imagine what Old Testament sacrifices meant to the priests who offered them up to the Lord.
21 Jan 2026
At the Altar’s Edge: Old Testament Sacrifice Through the Eyes of the People
In this second episode, we imagine what Old Testament sacrifices meant to the people who brought them to the tabernacle and the temple, to be offered to the Most High God.
7 Jan 2026
The Fire That Consumes: A Journey into Christian Sacrifice
Join us for a brand-new podcast from Ancient Faith Ministries, hosted by Fr. Jeremy Davis and co-host Greg Waters. Welcoming Gifts - a podcast about Sacrifice in the Christian Faith. If you’ve ever wondered why God delights in sacrifice, or how it can change the way you live, this podcast is for you.
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