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Atheists And The Dark Forces

Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: April 12, 2021

Atheists And The Dark Forces

Please, dear ones, pray for me, and for other purveyors of our Christian faith, and who are finding ourse ...

Please, dear ones, pray for me, and for other purveyors of our Christian faith, and who are finding ourselves blocked by powerful dark forces that would shield the truth from being passed on to the ne ...

April 12, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon

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War: When Our Prayer Becomes Dry

Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: April 08, 2021

War: When Our Prayer Becomes Dry

Being real with God is far more important than being emotional. We are at war! If we don’t arm our childr ...

Being real with God is far more important than being emotional. We are at war! If we don’t arm our children with spiritual weapons, If these youth are not taught the true faith of Christ, and helped t ...

April 08, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon

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You Must Be Born Again! Huldrych Zwingli [Part 1]

Posted by Father Peter Farrington
|Date: April 05, 2021

You Must Be Born Again! Huldrych Zwingli [Part 1]

No one can doubt that we must be born again. But what this means? When we are asked, as Orthodox Christia ...

No one can doubt that we must be born again. But what this means? When we are asked, as Orthodox Christians, have you been born again? we can surely answer, yes indeed, and by the grace of God I am wo ...

April 05, 2021
| by Father Peter Farrington

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How Can I Get to Know God Better?

Posted by George Bassilios
|Date: March 31, 2021

How Can I Get to Know God Better?

By faith, we get to know God; by prayer, we get to communicate with Him, but by love, we get to be like H ...

By faith, we get to know God; by prayer, we get to communicate with Him, but by love, we get to be like Him. Whereas, experiential knowledge fueled by faith, prayer, and love leads us to the truth—Tim ...

March 31, 2021
| by George Bassilios

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Our Free Choice

Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: March 26, 2021

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 ...

March 26, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon

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“But The Greatest Of These Is love.” – Cultivating A Loving Heart

Posted by Deacon Daniel Malyon
|Date: March 19, 2021

“But The Greatest Of These Is love.” – Cultivating A Loving Heart

The greatest virtue of the Christian faith is love, it is seen as the culmination of other virtues such a ...

The greatest virtue of the Christian faith is love, it is seen as the culmination of other virtues such as faith, hope, charity and humility. It is also the prime purpose of the law, as expressed by C ...

March 19, 2021
| by Deacon Daniel Malyon

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Memory

Posted by Abbot Tryphon
|Date: March 12, 2021

Memory

When you open your heart to others, with gratitude, the path is prepared for a relationship with Jesus Ch ...

When you open your heart to others, with gratitude, the path is prepared for a relationship with Jesus Christ, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit will fill you with the power to live a life that is ...

March 12, 2021
| by Abbot Tryphon

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The Lost Sheep of Orthodoxy [Part 1]

Posted by Father Peter Farrington
|Date: March 08, 2021

The Lost Sheep of Orthodoxy [Part 1]

The Coptic Orthodox Church, which estimates that as many as 75% of those who are associated with the Chur ...

The Coptic Orthodox Church, which estimates that as many as 75% of those who are associated with the Church by family background are lost to the Church as they grow older. It is a matter of great sadn ...

March 08, 2021
| by Father Peter Farrington

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Good News or Not? The Wrong Views [P1]

Posted by Father Peter Farrington
|Date: March 01, 2021

Good News or Not? The Wrong Views [P1]

Almost every day I am in contact with some dear soul who is distressed because life is not turning out as ...

Almost every day I am in contact with some dear soul who is distressed because life is not turning out as they want or expect, and at the root of their confusion is usually a false view of the Orthodo ...

March 01, 2021
| by Father Peter Farrington

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Seeing Jonah In Our Own Lives

Posted by Deacon Daniel Malyon
|Date: February 26, 2021

Seeing Jonah In Our Own Lives

For many, the fast of the Ninevites is a daily occurrence when faced with the obligations of our faith, ...

For many, the fast of the Ninevites is a daily occurrence when faced with the obligations of our faith, whether they be ones of belief or praxis, and though we do not literally flee on a boat we flee ...

February 26, 2021
| by Deacon Daniel Malyon

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