Vessel
“Like Paul, we can be the Lord’s “Chosen Vessel.” We can be a container of the Gospel and an instrument of the Word but only if we have...
Life (Everlasting)
“To “live” is more than to be alive physically. The prideful who try to earn the approval of God for their righteousness cannot truly...
Hearing and Believing
“ ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into...
Baptism and Repentance and Regenration
“Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently...
Jesus Christ
“… Jesus Christ is described in a plethora of images: the Prophet, the King, the Messiah, the High Priest, the Lamb and the Suffering...
Time (How We Spend it)
“Time is on our side, or at least on this side of eternity. Eternity is not time continuing on forever, but the end of time or a state in...
Unrepentance
“Popular opinion today often states that all religions have the same God, that they all lead to the same place. And yet to become...
Freedom (as and through Love and Service)
“…Christianity is fundamentally about freedom in Christ….freedom is difficult to discuss or describe, since it does not conform to what...
Empathy
“The word “empathy” is often defined as placing ourselves in the shoes of another. Empathy makes us more compassionate toward other...
Commitment
“In the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church, the litanies (petitions) end with “… let us commend ourselves, one another, and our whole...