The Search for God in an Unbelieving World In all of eternity our God chose to create humankind in His image and likeness, offering His creatures the opportunity to commune with Him in the endlessness that is time. The Lord has given us free will, allowing us to choose, or
Author: Abbot Tryphon
I am abbot of All-Merciful Saviour Orthodox Monastery (ROCOR) on Vashon Island, WA. The island is a twenty minute ferry ride from West Seattle, and a fifteen minute crossing from Tacoma.
Surrounded by the Salish Sea, the island is some 87% undeveloped forest, with a rural population of around eleven thousand citizens. If you wish to contact me personally, you can email me at: abbottryphon@vashonmonks.com
God bless you, father. I live in Iran. It’s an Islamic republic. As someone who’s trying to embrace orthodoxy, I’m the only Christian I know in real life. And that’s tough. Just wanted to ask you, I can’t be baptized or take communion. Will I be saved? – @imxred6788
God is With Us in the Intimacy of Grief There are those moments that bring together whole communities in need of mourning together. During such times like these, we need to mourn. One of the most tremendously rewarding and challenging aspects of the priesthood is comforting people in their darkest
“In the Last Days a man will be saved by love, humility and kindness. Kindness will open the gates of heaven; humility will lead one into heaven; a man whose heart is filled with love will see God. This is my last will and testament: raise your prayers for everyone;
Replacing Faith With Materialism, Greed, and Hopelessness If we think about it, there is a clear reason so many of our youth have given themselves over to the despair of nihilism, and surrendering to a viewpoint where traditional values and beliefs are dismissed as senseless and useless. These young people
Bad news is good news? Fear not! Fight back!
An Ignored Heart is a Lost Heart We must empower our children in the Orthodox faith. If we do not make God important, neither will our children. If we ignore the spiritual life, and make no effort to join our hearts to God, our hearts will be lost, and so
Expect the disrespected.
Are Our Prayers a Form of Blackmail? The Lord knows our needs even before we ask. Given this fact we need to remember to approach God by making sure we are not approaching in a form of blackmail. It is our fallen nature that tends to approach God while trying
Becoming a Christian means joining the battle for good, so God grants you a guardian angel to help you win. Don’t give him the cold shoulder!