Freedom (as and through Love and Service)
“…Christianity is fundamentally about freedom in Christ….freedom is difficult to discuss or describe, since it does not conform to what...
Empathy
“The word “empathy” is often defined as placing ourselves in the shoes of another. Empathy makes us more compassionate toward other...
Commitment
“In the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church, the litanies (petitions) end with “… let us commend ourselves, one another, and our whole...
Drift/Drifting
“The Lord is always waiting for us to unite ourselves with Him in love, but instead we drift further and further away from Him…So many...
Anchor/Anchored
“A ship without an anchor runs the risk of being dashed against the rocks along a coast. When people without hope are faced with the...
Anxiety
“I see paranoia and anxiety increasing in our country – two factors which take away from our sense of freedom, security and safety and...
Footprints
“While we yet live, we retain the ability to leave footprints. Whether we are married or unmarried, single or divorced, whether we live...
Wisdom (2)
“… the acquisition of wisdom is always conditional, for God makes wisdom available only when two major “ifs” apply to us: “if [we] call...
Asceticism
“…asceticism is the path to holiness, growth, and stability…If we practice asceticism and strip away our ego, control our ‘false self’,...
Self-Preservation
“…because we fear death we often engage in self-preservation to the point of sin – we are willing to make sure others die so that we...