Category: The Morning Offering

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

Authenticity and the Authority of the Church If she is true to herself, the Church acts with an authority that is grounded in love. She holds within her realm the authority to make her people the children of God. She has the authority to forgive, and the capacity to love.

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,

Vindicate me, O God, And plead my cause against an ungodly nation; Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man! For You are the God of my strength; Why do You cast me off? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? Oh, send out

Clinging to Guilt and Shame There are many people who cling to memories of past sins, holding on to guilt and shame, reliving things long ago confessed, as though they happened yesterday. They struggle with regrets, often revisiting shame as though they were archeologists, digging for historical artifacts that must

I thought God was imaginary. The truth is more than I could imagine. #atheist #god #orthodoxy

Good Deeds and Vainglory If the performance of good deeds are done in order to attain personal benefit for oneself, or to receive the praise of others, it falls under the sin of avarice, vanity, and greed. Anyone who performs good deeds for such purposes is guilty of sinful pride,