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Teachings From the Church and Other Important Lessons

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Family Responsibilities

This time of year, our hearts and minds are on our families. We call them...
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Don’t Let Christmas Carols Teach You about God

If you see me driving around town, you are bound to hear Christmas carols coming...
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Truth in Love

Speaking the truth can sometimes be awkward or even dangerous. Saints were martyred because they...
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Ignorance Can Be Bliss

These words are something you probably never thought you would read in this blog. Since...
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Never Rest on Your Laurels

We all have goals in life ranging from our career to our family. From the...
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Common Good

We work hard to provide for our family. We save and invest for the future....
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Family Betrayal

In more than thirty years of ministry I have rarely witnessed pain greater than the...
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The Fruit of Repentance

The Church is always talking about bearing fruit, so today I thought I would write...
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Pleasing God or Pleasing Men?

Let’s be honest about priorities for a moment. From the moment we awake we are...
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Do You Pray for Your Church?

One of the basic “to do items” on our list as Orthodox Christians is to...
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Faithful or Zealous?

The modern Orthodox experience in America is complex with both longstanding members born into the...
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Christian Generosity

We live in a society that rewards generosity. Donors receive marble plaques, street names, and...