Kenosis (Self-Emptying)
“In Christian theology Jesus Christ is said to be the perfect human. This is partly why we are called to imitate him (1 Cor 11:1) if we...
Passions
“Sin and passion are inextricably linked, but they should be considered separately. We call sin a person’s action which violates one of...
God's Presence
“And it is very characteristic that the words symvolon (‘symbol’) and diavolos (‘devil,’ literally ‘slanderer’) have a common root in the...
Brokenness
“Just as God sent Jesus back into the world with his wounds, so we are sent into each day with our wounds…Jesus His followers with their...
Encountering God/Christ
“Reading the Scriptures, studying the church fathers, attending worship, praying, and meditating are all good and godly things. But they...
Praise
“We are God’s vineyard, charged with bearing fruit and offering “the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving...
Sober and Sobriety
“Just as Saint Paul calls us to live in purity, he also calls us to be watchful, for those “who are of the day” should live soberly (1...
Worship (and Renewal)
“Just as man's failure to worship God led to his downfall (Romans 1:20–25), so now true worship is the first expression of mankind's...
Watchfulness
“Critical for every servant of God, given our unavoidable struggle against the passions, is prayerful watchfulness…God endows each person...
Prayer
“There are very few people who come to their senses, very few who understand life. We pray with our lips only, and we hurry through our...