Abstraction
“…Christian life encompasses: a set of beliefs and practices gleaned from experience and a profound way of life, not a system based on...
Faith as Relationship
“In theory, our modern culture believes that relationships with other people are merely psychological phenomena – they are all in our...
Process
“…“what does it mean to process something?” To process something means to have gained understanding and acceptance about any particular...
Forbearance
“Paul says that we should both forbear and forgive. He writes in Colossians, “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved,...
Paradox
“…A paradox, you probably already know, is a statement which is seemingly self-contradictory; a statement which appears to be false, but...
Walking with God (Integrated Life)
“If we find that we too are limping along in our walk with the Lord, then we might ask ourselves whether unknowingly or not, we have...
Self Love versus Loving Yourself – What’s the Difference? - February 8, 12 Noon ET
Next Orthodox Christian Network Live Adult Religious Education Class - Today, February 8 at 12 noon through OCN's Facebook page. Self...
Laughter
“Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh (ὅτιγελάσετε).” (Lk 6: 21) Here is an oft forgotten, oft-neglected promise made by my...
Wrath
“ ‘So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the...
Troubles and Trials
“… when we deal with suffering it can be difficult to understand and convey why things are happening. St. Paul writes of suffering (and...