Dr Kelly Fleming

Life is a journey, each person's journey is unique.

Religion

  • Religion

    What was your favorite subject in school? Although I never studied religion in school growing up, I studied it on my own. I studied Judaism under the local Rabbi and in the neighbourhood Roman Catholic Church, I found a priest who encouraged my studies. As a teenager, I studied Christianity with the neighbourhood priest who… Read more

  • Learning New Things

    I’ve studied theology for 30 years. Unfortunately my understanding of the development of denominations during and after the Reformation is not very strong. My primary focus of study over the past 30 years was in Judaism, Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox. I’ve studied each of these in great depth and written numerous papers as well… Read more

  • The Nativity Fast

    Orthodox Christians begin the “countdown” to the Feast of the Nativity of Christ (Christmas), with a 40 day Fast. This is not extraordinary, as we have a number of 40 day Fasts in Orthodox, especially before Pascha (Passover/Easter). Since we are going to begin the Nativity Fast on November 15th, I thought it would be… Read more

  • Share Your Faith / Beliefs Holiday

    Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate. One of the greatest challenges in this world is the variety of faiths and beliefs that other people don’t know or understand. I think the world would be more understanding and bring people together if we all shared our beliefs with others. When we share… Read more

  • Love

    What’s something you believe everyone should know. Everyone should know love. They should love themselves above all. They should love others and treat them as they would want to be treated by others. They should know that God loves them unconditionally. They should know that God has no limits to His love. Read more

  • My Addiction

    My addiction is Logos Bible Software. I spend hours with it everyday. It’s on my computer, my tablet and my phone. I love reading the books and using my computer to do deeper studies. I used to have the free version but over time, I have added more books and packages when they are on… Read more

  • Jesus Christ

    When you think of the word “successful,” who’s the first person that comes to mind and why? When I think of the word successful, the first person who comes to my mind is Jesus Christ. He took upon Himself humanity to give Himself up as a sacrifice for all of humankind. He died so I… Read more

  • Charity (Tzedakah)

    If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to? If I had a million dollars, first I would give some to my daughter to make sure she was set up well. The rest I would give to the Antiochian Orthodox Church so my home parish would be able to… Read more

  • How to Follow A Rule of Prayer

    What skill would you like to learn? As an Orthodox Christian, our lives include a Rule of Prayer. Each person’s varies according to time, lifestyle, etc. In the Orthodox world, almost anyone you ask – “what is the hardest thing in your life?” – will say the same thing – how to follow my Rule… Read more

  • Being Orthodox

    Orthodox is a lifestyle not just a religion I was an Orthodox Jew. Now I’m a Jewish Orthodox Christian. Orthodox life (Jewish or Christian) is a lifestyle, not just a faith or religion. It’s my identity. My day from the moment I wake up until I go to sleep revolves around Orthodox life. Prayers, the… Read more