

Welcoming Gifts
The Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Jeremy Davis, Greg Waters, and Ancient Faith Ministries
Welcoming Gifts
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Mar 18, 2026 • 0sec
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.

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Mar 4, 2026 • 0sec
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?

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Feb 18, 2026 • 0sec
Blood and Meat: A Butcher Reflects on Leviticus w/ special guest Phil Bray author of “Leviticus on the Butcher Block”
Phil Bray, a working butcher and biblical scholar, brings hands-on butchery to readings of Leviticus. He explains slaughter practices, kosher killing, why blood was drained, and how ancient rituals reserved fat and organs for the divine. He contrasts meat as food versus carcass in ritual and explores how offerings, inspection rules, and communal sharing shaped sacred life.

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Feb 4, 2026 • 0sec
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.

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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.

Jan 7, 2026 • 0sec
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.


