Grace (Willingness to Receive)
“All the Christians of St. John’s time, by “receiving of His fullness,” the “grace for grace,” actually shared in what the Logos...
Heart (Change of)
“...mere outward confession of sin is not what God desires, but an inward change of heart.” (Orthodox Study Bible, 1 Kingdoms 15:24-26)...
Mistakes
“Once, a very spiritual professor…was asked: “Who was the greatest teacher in your life?” He replied: “My mistakes.” His mistakes were...
Mercy
“Who hasn’t experienced that indescribable sweet inner pleasure that our heart feels when we manage, with God’s aid, to help another get...
Focus
“Rather than support a life of prayer our society keeps us perpetually distracted and erodes our ability to concentrate, compromises our...
Passions
“Sin and passion are inextricably linked, but they should be considered separately. We call sin a person’s action which violates one of...
Incarnation
“In literature and in art, we call the inversion of two elements a “chiasm,” from the Greek letter Chi (Χ) that can be physically traced...
False Gods
“No one forces us to choose today between idolatry and faithfulness, but we so often freely worship false gods when we ground the meaning...
Breath and Breathing
“I know well from a history of panic attacks that shallow, quickened breath is a symptom of deep distress. I also know well the wild...
Relationship with God/Christ
“…the foremost issue facing us in this life is the state of our relationship with God. And yet this relationship with God is...