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Teachings From the Church and Other Important Lessons

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How Much Love?

Nobody likes to think they are cold without love for others. Everyone likes to think...
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The Gift of Hindsight

It is said that hindsight is 20/20. Looking back on a long life, we can...
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Counterculture of Love

You hear it all the time. We’re supposed to be counterculture as Christians. We’re not...
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The Face of Opposition

Imagine walking into work every morning and being face-to-face with your opponent, someone who was...
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Greatness Comes from Struggle

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Anything worth having doesn’t come easy.” This saying attributed...
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Bearing Fruit

I enjoy gardening as a hobby. I admit I am not the greatest gardener, but...
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Eating or Fasting

As Orthodox Christians living in a secular world, fasting takes on an additional burden. It...
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Many Chances to Repent

The sense of guilt can be a strong and even crippling emotion. When we sin...
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Children of God

We all come from someone. We all have a mother and father, though sometimes we...
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Pleasing to God

It can be difficult going through life always trying to please other people. Most of...
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Focus on Today

A recurring theme in my conversations with Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike is an obsession with...
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God’s Calming Presence

In more than thirty years of ministry I have had the distinct blessing to be...