Salt
“The Lord and His prophets and apostles lived in a culture that often used salt to ratify everyday agreements. Salt symbolizes fidelity...
Church (as Hospital)
“The Church is like a hospital for those sick with sin, not a place where perfect people celebrate their holiness. Jesus set it up that...
Touch
“The poor diseased woman could not come to Jesus for the press, and you are in much the same condition, because of the rush and throng of...
Teaching (Discipling)
“Teaching “about” the Faith is not the same as “discipling,” a distinction the Lord Himself makes in His Great Commission: “Going,...
Idolatry
“…life is shaped not only by natural forces and human actions but also through the active presence of God in it through Christ and the...
Bad Choices
"The Fall of mankind away from God is essentially a corruption of the will of man, making it difficult to choose what is right and...
Authority and Submission
“Any form or expression of authority, then, must not be the expression of human pride but of humility before God, of assimilation to the...
Responsiveness
“God is the originator, the initiator; we merely respond, but our response is necessary.” (Orthodox Study Bible, Ephesians 1:4-6) “Do we...
Walking in the Spirit
“The way of life in the Spirit, the way of faith and love, is expressed through service to God and one another (Galatians 5:13)…A walk in...
Suffering and Transfiguration
“Our human origins and our destiny were restored and modeled by Jesus Christ in moments such as His Transfiguration on Mt. Tabor. But it...