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  • Self Imposed Exile

    Self Imposed Exile

    Self Imposed Exile

    Sometimes we have to pull ourselves back from others and enter into The Silence. This self imposed exile ...

    Sometimes we have to pull ourselves back from others and enter into The Silence. This self imposed exile is the spiritual retreat that helps us focus on what we have in God. Then our relationships wit ...

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  • The Rise And Fall

    The Rise And Fall

    The Rise And Fall

    I fall, I rise, I fall in the exact same spot, I rise, I fall differently but I rise all the same. In an ...

    I fall, I rise, I fall in the exact same spot, I rise, I fall differently but I rise all the same. In an ideal world, sin and repentance would be an easy transition. We strive for perfection but we se ...

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  • Two Types

    Two Types

    Two Types

    Which type of Christian are you? The first type are part of a Christianity of sacrifice, and the second a ...

    Which type of Christian are you? The first type are part of a Christianity of sacrifice, and the second are given over to the ego. The Lord tells both types of Christians, “If a man comes to me and do ...

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  • How Do We Forgive? Guilt and Shame

    How Do We Forgive? Guilt and Shame

    How Do We Forgive? Guilt and Shame

    It is terrific to recall how God has forgiven us and call upon Him to give us the grace needed to put asi ...

    It is terrific to recall how God has forgiven us and call upon Him to give us the grace needed to put aside our resentment, guilt, and shame and truly forgive. If we pray for those who've offended us, ...

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  • Leaven The Presence

    Leaven The Presence

    Leaven The Presence

    As Christians in this post-Christian era, we must live with the knowledge that God still reigns, even tho ...

    As Christians in this post-Christian era, we must live with the knowledge that God still reigns, even though the evidence is to the contrary. It is a prayer that can change our life because through th ...

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  • Avoiding Hypocrisy And Our Lenten Journey

    Avoiding Hypocrisy And Our Lenten Journey

    Avoiding Hypocrisy And Our Lenten Journey

    We are not compelled to love God, having been created with free will. God does not, nor can He, compel Hi ...

    We are not compelled to love God, having been created with free will. God does not, nor can He, compel His creatures to love Him. Mutual love requires, by its very nature, freedom to either respond in ...

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  • Our Free Choice

    Our Free Choice

    Our Free Choice

    We are not compelled to love God, having been created with free will. God does not, nor can He, compel Hi ...

    We are not compelled to love God, having been created with free will. God does not, nor can He, compel His creatures to love Him. Mutual love requires, by its very nature, freedom to either respond in ...

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  • The Heart And Witnessing Faith To Our Children

    The Heart And Witnessing Faith To Our Children

    The Heart And Witnessing Faith To Our Children

    We must empower children in the Orthodox faith. If we do not make God important, neither will our childre ...

    We must empower children in the Orthodox faith. If we do not make God important, neither will our children. If we ignore the spiritual life, and make no effort to join our heart to God, our heart will ...

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  • Ascetic Struggle

    Ascetic Struggle

    Ascetic Struggle

    Our world places a great deal of emphasis on being comfortable, and we tend to avoid anything that does n ...

    Our world places a great deal of emphasis on being comfortable, and we tend to avoid anything that does not bring pleasure. If we avoid ascetic struggle and choose to keep our Christian faith sideline ...

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  • Our Divided Society

    Our Divided Society

    Our Divided Society

    There are two major populations within our society that are seeing a statistical rise in the number of su ...

    There are two major populations within our society that are seeing a statistical rise in the number of suicides. At a time when a growing body of research shows that people with the most social power ...

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