Form/Formalism
“Being created by and for God, it is only in Him that our lives acquire lasting joy and meaning.…True Christian life begins and ends with...
Grace (and Blindness)
“God and man then possess in common an uncreated energy and life, the One being the Source, and the other the vessel of grace.” (St....
Power and Authority
On Friday, July 10 at 7 pm, Michael taught a Zoom class to people for the St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral Community called, Power and...
Invest
“God gives us time, gifts, and other resources according to our abilities, and He expects us to invest them wisely until He returns. We...
Beauty and Repentance
On Friday, July 10 at 7 pm, Michael taught a Zoom class to people for the St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral Community called, Beauty and...
Narratives
“The term “worldview,” from the German word Weltanschauung, means the comprehensive perspective from which we interpret all of reality....
Kings and Kingdoms
“Jesus assumed the existence of a spirit world—so much so that a major theme of His preaching highlighted the clash between two kingdoms:...
Revenge/Vengeance
“ ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord’ (Romans 12:19). Vengeance is perfect and righteous judgment, which only God is...
Worship (and Renewal)
“Just as man's failure to worship God led to his downfall (Romans 1:20–25), so now true worship is the first expression of mankind's...
Approachable
“The Word became flesh; that is, the Son of God, co-eternal with God the Father and with the Holy Spirit, became human – having become...