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Teachings From the Church and Other Important Lessons

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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...
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God Always Has Time for You

We all know the feeling. We have all experienced that time when we felt alone...
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The New Covenant

Our attention has been on the Holy Cross this week. Just a few days ago...
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Thankful for Your Cross

As we continue our focus on the Cross of Christ this week, it is important...
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Submit to the Church

It may sound strange, but the Church teaches us to ‘submit’ ourselves to the teachings...