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Teachings From the Church and Other Important Lessons

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Know Your Limitations

We learn it as little children. We boast about our ability way beyond the truth....
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Automatic Christianity

I just don’t get it. Why is it I meet so many people that think...
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Created for Good Works

One of my least favorite sayings is, “God has a plan for you.” It makes...
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God Does Not Tempt

Like takes its twists and turns. We sometimes find ourselves where we do not belong....
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The Church and State

As Americans we live by the standard of separation of church and state. This uniquely...
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Salt Accents the Truth

I have always loved to cook. Since I was a small child, I would make...
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The Reward of Righteousness

We’ve all heard it before. Good guys finish last. Watching just a few minutes of...
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God Never Walks Away

We all have that one person who has always been there for us. No matter...
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The Value of Love

Free this and free that. They say nothing is free, but ‘they’ are wrong. Love...
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Remember Your Conversion

Whether we were ‘born into’ the Church of became Orthodox later in life, each of...
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Calendar Celebration

The Orthodox Calendar is much more than a tool to determine the date for Pascha....
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God’s Work

As Christians, we are called to be coworkers with God. Practically speaking that means that...