Grace
“Grace is the deliverance that God gave the world. When we in the Church say “grace,” we understand this word to mean energy, the...
Obedience (and Stillness)
“As Holy Scripture records, “Noah did according to all the Lord God commanded him” (Gn 6:22), never uttering a word of reply to God....
Jesus Christ (Life in Christ)
“A depraved life always gives rise to the illusion of happiness, and only a virtuous life in the gospel spirit can bring accomplishments...
Emptiness
“…there are people who have everything but at the same time say they have nothing. They have a house, but they want two, three, four,...
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)....
Morality within Reality
“Christ’s teaching cannot be reduced to morality (“do this because it’s good”). Rather, His teaching is ontological. If God, in His...
Deification
“Self-deification [through culture] is not life-giving but . . . death-bringing.” (Vigen Guroian) “…the whole of our journey through life...
Conviction
“Our Christian faith requires conviction. One of the reasons that we celebrate and often remember the martyrs, those who die for their...
Moments
“There are moments in life when our customary peace is temporarily set aside by unanticipated events. None of us are immune to these...
Entertainment
“Our culture has trained people to become an audience. A theater performance, a concert, and a Church service are all of a piece. Worse...