SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“The patriarch, Jacob, in the Old Testament, spent the better part of his life avoiding the true question of his soul. He stole his...

“…our Savior has told us: “blessed are they that mourn.” Not because the Lord wants us to be downcast, guilt-ridden and tormented, but...

“… it has become commonplace to observe that American society is more deeply divided than at any time in our history since the Civil War....

“When we assume…that our well-being depends on ourselves or our circumstances rather than on God, then we become constantly vigilant to...

“…repentance was not meant to be a listing of violations against God’s various laws, but rather was meant to be a deeper assessment of...

“Most of us have times when our faith wavers…when we are unsteady in our life in Christ…we cannot have it both ways. We have the choice...

“…sin indicates spiritual illness…God never departs from us. It is we who depart from Him. It is we who become spiritually ill through...

“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...

“Note the three sins...of all mankind: (1) forsaking God; (2) false worship; and (3) preoccupation with themselves.” (Orthodox Study...

“When God created the heavens and the earth, and all the things that are in them, He gave them being, existence, goodness, and truth....