Divine-Human Oneness Sobornost is a word that means spiritual harmony based on freedom and unity in love. It is a necessary component in our membership within the Body of Christ, for if we are not bound together in love, our freedom becomes our enemy, separating us from others, and, ultimately
The Judgement As word of the assault spread across the island, we were inundated with offers of help. One contractor had one of his carpenters construct a new cross. A couple bought us a new gate, and an island lumber company donated new posts for the gate, and even had
The Desecration Father Paul arrived in our old pickup truck just in time to see me being knocked to the ground. Dialing 911, he described the assault taking place, and two King County Sheriff’s patrol cars were dispatched to the monastery. The owner of the property, after desecrating the holy
The River of Fire:“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 in their
PLU Norwegian students, Martin and Ove Taking Orthodoxy to the Campus Anyone who knows me is aware of my passion for missionary work. My blog, The Morning Offering, was began as a both a pastoral and missionary tool. As well, I have used facebook, with over 5,000 “friends” on my
Seeking out the Good Part Seeking out knowledge of the truth must be for us the goal of every day and hour. We must free ourselves of all vain concerns and drive out anything that causes us to forget the goal, remembering that Jesus said to Martha, “you are worried
Therapeutic Tradition of the Church Most of us have been asked the question, “are you saved?”, at least once in our life. Having it’s origin in the protestant soteriology (doctrine of salvation), this question has clearly become part of our American cultural lexicon. The question is often asked by Evangelical
Dockton Village near the monastery 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
The Assault Although the monastery had accounts in two separate banks, along with very good credit, neither was willing to give us a construction loan. One loan officer admitted to John Noe that banks are not interested in loaning to churches, as “we don’t want to have to foreclose on
The Construction of the Church, and the Struggle that Followed After the pouring of the foundations that would comprise the main core of the monastic compound, we build the first monastic cell. Although this first of what would eventually be seven cabins remained unfinished until most of the final buildings