Discipleship
“All Christians are to be disciples/students of the One Teacher, Jesus Christ our Lord. We never lose that relationship to Christ no matter how long we have been Christian, no matter how much we have studied or taught Christianity, no matter what role we have in the Body of Christ, no matter what gifts of the Spirit have been given to us.” (Fr. Ted Bobosh) “…three things that we need to follow Christ: Deny yourself: We must root out the bad habits that keep us from God and br
Spiritual Struggles
“Struggle is inescapable, for if we are not struggling in the service of Jesus, we will be struggling in the service of sin…In Christ, by contrast, we have a relationship with the living God. He loves us, illumines us, stands with us, and forgives us as we struggle to have Him and His being formed within our hearts and souls.” (Robin Phillips, Dynamis 9/7/2018) “There is an ascetic imperative, an utter necessity to enter into the struggle that is Christ’s own struggle. We fas
Pain and Purpose
Quotes of the Day for April 11, 2025 – Thoughts on working through the pain “We find Job asking four great questions that confront us all...
Moral Perfection
“Imagine the case of a morally perfect human being – one who has never committed an infraction of the “moral law.” To the surprise of...
Comfort and Suffering
“Our God is “the Father of mercies and God of all comfort” according to St Paul – a wonderful image of our Creator. The God of comforts...
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...