Persecution is progressing. What about our faith? #orthodoxy #faith #persecutedchurch
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
None Can Be Saved Without Compassion For Others We must not be so self-consumed as to have no compassion for others. Saint Basil the Great tells us that a man who has two coats or two pairs of shoes, when his neighbor has none, is a thief. In the Holy
Christianity is not for cowards! Onward to eternity! #JesusChrist #orthodoxy #truth
Strong Medicine Balances Our Sinful Nature In monasticism a monk weeps during the night over his sins that he might rejoice during the day. He knows that there is a danger in emphasizing God’s all loving nature to the exclusion of His righteous wrath. Our life in Christ must be
Be genuine. #honesty #jesuschrist #truth
Encountering the Precious, Ageless, and Sacred The very first time I entered an Orthodox church I felt drawn to Her. There was a tangible, inner tug, and an overwhelming sense of peace, holiness, and awe, emanating from the very walls of the temple. The serving clergy were not the
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We cannot hide from the storms of these last days, but we can find peace. #peace #JesusChrist #HolySpirit
Hundreds witnessed Jesus Christ ascend into heaven, and even persecution and death could not silence the truth. Heaven awaits if we follow Him there! #JesusChrist #heaven #ascension SHORT VERSION:
The Feast of the Ascension of Christ Today we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of Christ. The importance of this historical event is that Christ ascended into Heaven as man and as God. Having condescended to take on our flesh, becoming both perfect man, and, at the same time,