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...
Empathy
“The word “empathy” is often defined as placing ourselves in the shoes of another. Empathy makes us more compassionate toward other...
Wisdom (2)
“… the acquisition of wisdom is always conditional, for God makes wisdom available only when two major “ifs” apply to us: “if [we] call...
Fellowship (Koinonia)
“Humans were made for fellowship with God: this is the first and primary affirmation in the Christian doctrine of the human person. But...
Discipline
“I will tell you a true story. When I was a deacon many years ago, we met for daily matins at 6:00 am every day. We had a young man in...
Kindness
“God bless those who clean up the pain and grief of the world without seeking recognition, for their sorrow, too, will turn to joy. May...
Sustain
“There is a teaching on the energies that is far more prosaic even practical to be found in the early fathers . That teaching can be...
Repentance (and the Kingdom of God/Heaven)
“…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...
Insensitivity
“Those who stop short of love, hindered by legalism, miss the message of the cross…Legalism does not understand the nature of divine...