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Teachings From the Church and Other Important Lessons

The struggle is EVERYTHING

We have arrived at the “half-way point” of our Great Lenten Journey, and the Church...

We Don’t Live to Live

Once I attended a hospital ministry seminar, and the question was asked, “Who wouldn’t pray...

We are Brethren with God

It is nine months until Christmas! That must mean today is the Feast of the...

The Lord has Become our Salvation

Today is the Forefeast of the Annunciation, the day on which the Church glances ahead...

Great Lent can be a Lonely Place

Let’s face it. In contemporary America, we are surrounded a society that most times is in...

Which Door Should we Enter?

You’ve heard me mention before that trusting in God is like approaching a closed door....

Avoid Earthly Masters

When we leave our house, we enter a world that has many masters. We know...

Church Service or Movie?

Today, throughout the United States a movie is showing that many Orthodox Christians will attend....

So, Whom are You Bringing to Christ?

As Christ traveled from town to town many sick and suffering were brought to Him...

Be the Reason Someone Finds Christ

It can be hard enough to live the Orthodox Christian life in our secular and...

God is Planning to Save us

The war in Ukraine is raging while nations debate and strategize how to save a...

No Rest for the Weary

I wrote yesterday about the need for work, not just for the Great Fast, but for life...