On his new podcast, St. Vladimir’s Seminary trustee and alumnus Archimandrite Jeremy (Davis) explores the powerful, personal, and often overlooked meaning behind sacrifice—from the burnt offerings of the Old Testament to the self-offering of Jesus Christ to the daily sacrifices of Christian life.
Fr. Jeremy and co-host Greg Walters launched Welcoming Gifts this winter through Ancient Faith Ministries. Together, they delve into the history of sacrifice, the meaning of Christ's sacrifice, and what the concept should mean for Christians today: a way of expressing and cementing our relationship with God.
The podcast is an extension of Fr. Jeremy’s book, Welcoming Gifts: Sacrifice in the Bible and Christian Life, also available through Ancient Faith.
“The genesis of it goes back all the way to when I converted to Orthodoxy. I grew up as an evangelical Protestant, and in that tradition I learned about the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross as well as Old Testament sacrifices in a certain light,” Fr. Jeremy explained on the podcast’s first episode. “But when I became Orthodox, it really didn't mesh with what I was hearing from Orthodox teachers, from Orthodox priests and bishops and theologians. In fact, what I was hearing from them was radically different. It was a vision of transformation rather than a sort of transactional clearing of accounts.”
Watch all episodes of the Welcoming Gifts podcast on Ancient Faith’s YouTube page.
Archimandrite Jeremy graduated from St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Master of Divinity (M.Div.) program in 2004. He was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by His Grace Bishop Basil (Essey) on July 16, 2006, and elevated to the rank of Archimandrite (also by Bishop Basil) on March 19, 2017. Fr. Jeremy currently serves as Archiepiscopal Vicar for Toledo and the Midwest (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America), and is a tonsured monk belonging to the Monastic Brotherhood of St. Silouan the Athonite within the Diocese of Wichita. In addition to his responsibilities within the Antiochian Archdiocese, Fr. Jeremy faithfully serves on St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Board of Trustees.
