Alienation
“Being alienated from God (whether by choice, training, or circumstance) is true death, because God is the Source of life. Life is His...
Gentleness
“Christ tells us that He is gentle and to be like Him to find a deep sense of peace (Matthew 11:29). But do we understand what it really...
Heart (Spiritual Heart Disease)
“Through sin, we clog and plug up the line between us and God, effectively blocking the Holy Spirit...Our genuine tears, our humbling...
Bad Choices
"The Fall of mankind away from God is essentially a corruption of the will of man, making it difficult to choose what is right and...
Hatred
“Christ wants you never, in any way, for any reason, to cultivate a spirit of hatred, bitterness, anger or ill-feeling. The four gospels...
Genesis 4:7 (LXX)
“Did you not sin, even though you brought it rightly, but did not divide it rightly? Be still; his recourse shall be to you; and you...
Authority and Submission
“Any form or expression of authority, then, must not be the expression of human pride but of humility before God, of assimilation to the...
Energy (Divine and Spiritual)
“…the whole of creation is permeated by God’s presence through His divine energies; everything declares God’s glory, as the Psalmist...
Feelings
“We all want to avoid the discomforts of life—whether they’re physical or relational. When we can’t, we feel out of control and...
Deeds and Intent
“The Church Fathers are very sensitive to the ways in which good deeds undertaken for the Lord can be manipulated by the demons of...