The Orthodox Faith is Nothing Without Humility and Repentance If your spiritual life is concentrated only on external practices and traditions, but does nothing to bring about real change, you have gained nothing. Too many people think as long as they keep the fasting rules, do their prayers, and attend
Category: The Morning Offering
The sunglasses are necessary for how brightly Christ shines forth in these brothers!
Building Our Endurance and Confidence “Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise (Hebrews 10:35-36)” When we find ourselves caught up in what we want, or
How did the gentiles find Jesus when the prophecies were directed at Jews?
We Must Stand Tall in the Face of Christophobia Western European and American Christianity is experiencing an increase in the attacks of militant neo-atheists and devout secularists. Following the attempt to take their cases to the European Court of Human Rights, two women where denied their right to wear crosses
You already know the truth…in part. The rest requires an introduction.
The Need for Self-Esteem Has Displaced the Role of Humility Among the contributors to self-worship, is the possibility of falling into a form of idolatry associated with self-esteem. It is easy to fall into this form of idolatry, since our society has placed a great deal of emphasis on the
The power of Christ compels me…to minister even when I have no energy of my own to give. We truly can do all things through Him Who strengthens us, and I am thankful to still be a vessel for His love despite it all. He can work in you, too,
In the Wasteland of Consumerism, Materialism, and Nihilism We are living in an age that has witnessed changes on a massive scale as never before. The way we communicate has changed with the coming of the internet, with information available that would have required a library and advanced degrees to
The Salish Brotherhood visited the monastery this past weekend for fellowship, worship, and deepening their bonds in Christ. They have their own little traditions with the sunglasses as part of that. One of them took this video and I wanted to share some of their visit with all of you.