Worship
“The heart of worship is the offering of praise and thanksgiving to the God who has given us life and sustains all things in their...
Church
“Attending church is not the same as being united to the Church. Salvation is not granted by presence in a building, but by synergy—the...
Structure
“The concept of structure has been given a bad name not only by pietism, which puts all the emphasis on what is within man or his ethical...
Heart (for God)
“Bound in a world of information that falsely imagines that knowledge, power, management, and expertise are the secrets to well-being, we...
Money
“God needs a place in our hearts, to grab a hold of something in a man’s soul. Then the man can be helped. But if his heart and soul are...
Inside Out
“…being a Christian isn’t about preserving a cultural tradition or repeating a religious routine. Faith is not measured by how often we...
Purpose
“St. Maximos the Confessor writes about three “incarnations” of the Logos: Creation, the Scriptures, and the God/Man, Jesus Christ. The...
Suffering (Finding God Within It)
“All of the writings in the New Testament clearly presume that suffering is universal – everyone suffers. There is no teaching in the New...
Life (Life is Christ)
“In the light of Christ, this world, this life are lost and are beyond mere ‘help,’ not because there is fear of death in them, but...
Stability
“Let us not be troubled when it befalls us to be plunged into darkness, especially if we are not responsible for it…this darkness...