The River of Fire is “an all-consuming fire and an illuminating light” Upon Christ’s Second Coming, everyone who has ever lived will see Him in His uncreated light, forever. For “those who worked good deeds in their lifetime will go towards the resurrection of life, while those who worked evil
Category: The Morning Offering
Returning to Where it all Began Back in the Fall of 2013 I decided to spend time with my younger brother, Dwayne, before the onset of winter, thus avoiding the snows that would make Snoqualmie Pass on I-90, perilous. This visit turned out to be one of the best I’d
The Ancient Orthodox Christian Faith is Relevant for All Times and All Places When a priest makes a concerted effort to relate to his young parishioners by demonstrating a real interest in their lives, and discovering what is important to them, there is a good likelihood they will remain pious
Wisdom Is Not Based On Age It has been said that wisdom comes with age, and to some degree this is quite true. I’ve often had conversations with old college friends about how nice it would have been to have had the knowledge and wisdom we have now, back when
Righteousness is Not a Part Time Job Teachers and parents routinely remind children of the importance of refraining from giving in to peer pressure, knowing that good behavior can often be undermined by the desire to fit in with their friends and schoolmates. We adults need to remember that we,
The Importance of Frequent Communion Eternity is an everlasting banquet (the Divine Liturgy) that takes place in the heavenly realm. Every time we participate in the Divine Liturgy we are transported into a place where there is neither time nor space, and participate in that very banquet. As we receive
We Christians Must Aggressively Do Battle Against the Secularization of Our World Although many will say that our country was never a Christian nation, but a secular nation from the start, anyone who has really studied the history of our nation will know that Christianity has, from the very beginning, had a great