Welcoming Gifts
Welcoming Gifts
Join Greg Waters and Father Jeremy Davis as they explore 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.
This isn’t a dry intellectual study. It’s a journey through Scripture, ancient tradition, and real
life—an invitation to rediscover sacrifice as neither inherently painful nor outdated, but rich,
heart-felt, and transformative.
If you’ve ever wondered why God delights in sacrifice—or how it can change the way you
live—this podcast is for you.
Fr. Jeremy Davis's book can be found here:
https://store.ancientfaith.com/welcoming-gifts-sacrifice-in-the-bible-and-christian-life/?searchid=0&search_query=welcoming
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
80 mins
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
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
86 mins
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.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
56 mins
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.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
56 mins
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?
The Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Jeremy Davis
Greg Waters