Theosis/Union with God (2)
“We are to become Christlike and Godlike for we humans are created in God’s image and likeness. And we become Christlike in accordance...
Prayer and the Heart
“The asceticism of prayer is important for each one of us. It is not always easy to pray. Quite the opposite! Prayer may bore you, it may...
Thankfulness
“I find the bits and pieces of everyday life much more precious than the hopes and dreams of an unlived future. Clouds passing in the sky...
Ego (Self-Will)
“How do you know if you’re in demonic possession? How do you know if you’re deceived? Well, you don’t know, really. Every day I should...
Sin and Being
“ ‘But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it’ (Genesis 4:7)....
Inner/Outer Life
“Inner watchfulness is a primary element of our life in Christ, and far more important than following outward events. Our Lord makes this...
Love and Spiritual Gifts
“The gifts of the Spirit, wonderful as they are, are temporary and incomplete. They are for this age, while we are “children” (1...
Interior/Inner Life
“Sin works in the soul and heart, but most terribly in the mind (Romans 1:28) or nous, which is the center or eye of the heart according...
Attentiveness
“Most of us do not think we are in a constant battle. Most of us, rightly so, recognize the ugliness of evil when we see it on full...
Redemption
“Redemption has a technical meaning relative to the freeing of slaves. Here, the bondage is to sins; the act of releasing is forgiveness;...