Category: The Morning Offering

We are to love God, and love our neighbor We live in a world bombarded with thousands of messages, some subtle and some not-so-subtle, merchandising the way we interact with others, and the way we relate to God. Much of what we glean from these messages is narcissistic in nature,

This War Could Easily Have Been Avoided As we witness negotiations failing and a fratricidal conflict manifesting in the current military actions in Ukraine, it presents us faithful Orthodox Christians with confusion and frustration. It’s tempting to despair and to judge one side or the other and allow this to

When we focus on God, we see not the sins of our neighbors Some people abandon themselves to sin in order to cover up their lack of self esteem. In their need for intimacy and acceptance, they seek out worldly pleasures, thinking these will fill the void that has kept

Withered Friendships verse Godly Friendships Sometimes the only way to move forward is for us to commit to walking away from friendships that have kept us from growing, so we face the reality that perhaps it is time to leave those friendships behind. Back in the 1960’s I hung around

We Must Focus Only on Our Own Sins When we take our eyes off our own failings, shortcomings, and sins, we notice the failings of others. As the sins of others get our attention, our focus turns away from our own struggles with the passions, and we begin to fall

Holy Tradition Supports the Proper Interpretation of the Bible Many Evangelical protestants see Holy Tradition as standing in direct contrast to Scripture, as though Tradition is always relegated to “the traditions of men”. However, there are numerous references in the Bible to Holy Tradition. For example: “Many have undertaken to

The old saying, “A family that prays together, stays together” is true Any good parent knows that he must love all his children equally. No favoritism should be displayed when raising children if we want them to know they are loved. Troubled children often get more attention from loving parents

Children Must be Taught Kindness at an Early Age More and more frequently we read about children taking their own lives, having reached a place where they would rather be dead than live another hour suffering from bullying. Too often parents and teachers have ignored the problem of bullying, dismissing

We Are A Culture On The Brink We have moved from a period in which little Samuel said, “speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth,” to one in which we now say, “Listen, Lord, for thy servant speaketh.” Our American culture has become so enamored, even consumed, with the importance of