Deception
“The story of the first sin begins not with a choice, but with a lie. As much as we tend to emphasize “free-will” as the origin and...
Joy and Happiness - Part 2
“Hidden under that English translation blessed is the Greek word makarios. This is not the usual word, evlogitos, which literally means...
Impartiality
“God’s love is without bias or favor and is not subject to influence. He loves each person He has created without taint of partiality...
Weak Faith
“Those who have strong faith can follow their conscience before God and avoid sin. According to St. John Chrysostom, those who are weak...
Sin and Forgiveness
“Sin is fundamentally a kind of demonic force that masters us and makes us demonic slaves when we give in to it (John 8:34)…Being an...
Engagement
“Christians must simultaneously engage the world around them (an invasion) and be aloof from it (a retreat). A believer plants one foot...
Heart (and Words and Actions)
“…the heart is the innermost center of our being. It is the seat of our thoughts, emotions, will, self-awareness, and conscience. It...
Honor
“In our culture, love has often been reduced – even abused in its over-definition. Almost totally lacking, however, is a practice of...
Meekness
“To be meek means to be gentle and kind, to be empty of all selfishness and earthly ambition. It means, in a word, never to return evil...
Light
“For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the...