<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Saint Spyridon Orthodox Church -- Nampa, ID]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saint Spyridon Orthodox Mission Nampa ]]></description><link>https://www.stspyridonnampa.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:34:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.stspyridonnampa.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Precious or Disgusting]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the beginning of Christ’s earthly ministry, as Christ began to build a following among the people. Some of the Jewish authorities became concerned about his popularity. They went and spoke to Saint John the Forerunner who replied, “He must increase, but I must decrease.” This was not the answer that they were looking for. Many regarded John as a prophet, and for him to say that Christ was greater than himself was to encourage the people to follow Christ. It was as His popularity was rising...]]></description><link>https://www.stspyridonnampa.com/post/precious-or-disgusting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a07791ae17018105dee4728</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:50:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Garrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faithfulness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three weeks ago, we celebrated the Feast of Feasts, Great and Holy Pascha. We celebrated not just Christ’s resurrection from the dead, but through His resurrection we celebrate our deliverance from slavery to the enemy.   Two weeks ago, on Saint Thomas Sunday, we heard about our Lord appearing in the midst of His Disciples bodily after the resurrection, offering them His peace, and revealing to them the things needed to bolster and strengthen their faith, and said to them “Receive ye the Holy...]]></description><link>https://www.stspyridonnampa.com/post/faithfulness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0778ed22114a9aa2a81901</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:50:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Garrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Witnesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[To care for the departed, for the dead seems such a normal human thing to do. When we love someone it seems natural for us to care for them because our love does not die with them. Throughout the time of the Old Testament Patriarchs, we see that it mattered where their loved ones were laid to rest. But what about those who we don’t love, or who we don’t know? In the book of Tobit, we are given Tobit as an example of a charitable man. In the second chapter as Tobit sits down to eat, he is...]]></description><link>https://www.stspyridonnampa.com/post/first-witnesses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a07789022114a9aa2a8183e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:48:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Garrett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind Closed Doors]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a stark contrast between the epistle reading today and the gospel reading. In the gospel reading we start out with 10 disciples gathered together in a room in fear of the Jews who had crucified the Lord. Judas was of course gone, and Thomas was missing that day. It is conceivable that others were there too, but the image we get is a small group of fearful people. When we read the epistle we see the apostles performing a multitude of signs and wonders among the people. They were...]]></description><link>https://www.stspyridonnampa.com/post/behind-closed-doors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ebee838d49bd7442f2b7fa</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:34:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Fr. Matthew Garrett</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>