Life and Death
“The obstacle which hinders…people’s every thought and action, every surprise they experience or revelation they are granted, is the...
Unbelief and Disbelief
“… unbelief and faith are equally a part of the death and resurrection of Christ. The death and resurrection of Christ contain the utter...
Heart (Burning)
“The Resurrection opens for us a path of joyful repentance, so that like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, our heart may burn within...
Commitment
“In the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church, the litanies (petitions) end with “… let us commend ourselves, one another, and our whole...
God's Nature/Our Nature
“Being renewed by God’s power, we become partakers of the divine nature. This does not mean we become divine by nature. If we...
Personhood
“We can speak of “human nature,” but it does not exist as a thing-in-itself. Human nature is only revealed in the uniqueness of a human...
Prayer Life
“...you don’t have to be a monk or nun on a deserted island to have contemplative prayer in your life. It is something all believers...
Time
“The…Divine Liturgy…includes the following phrase which is a stumbling block for common sense: “remembering then this saving commandment,...
Beauty, Goodness, and Truth
“The “Good” is a term that ultimately applies to God. God is good and the source of all goodness. Indeed, goodness has a place in the...
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...