Jesus Christ
“… Jesus Christ is described in a plethora of images: the Prophet, the King, the Messiah, the High Priest, the Lamb and the Suffering...
Healing and Wounds
“How can we pray when we feel overwhelmed by forces we cannot manage, when our vigor and capabilities are insufficient to meet the...
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...
Fellowship (Koinonia)
“Humans were made for fellowship with God: this is the first and primary affirmation in the Christian doctrine of the human person. But...
Giving (Attitude of)
“When it is in the “strength” of our hand [Proverbs 9:27]…we should not hold back our charity. We should offer aid to the destitute...
Discipline
“I will tell you a true story. When I was a deacon many years ago, we met for daily matins at 6:00 am every day. We had a young man in...