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Contemplation On The Lord’s Prayer [P1]
Posted by Wasim Shehata
|Date: February 09, 2021

Contemplation On The Lord’s Prayer [P1]
As Christians, we pray the Our Father prayer on a daily basis, several times a day. The Church received t ...
As Christians, we pray the Our Father prayer on a daily basis, several times a day. The Church received this prayer from Christ Himself when asked how we should pray (Matthew 6:9-13). Most of us pray ...
February 09, 2021
| by Wasim Shehata
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Guide Me In The Right Path [P2]
Posted by Fr. Peter Farrington
|Date: February 08, 2021

Guide Me In The Right Path [P2]
We should not expect to be guided by God if we do not seek him with our whole heart. And If we wish to be ...
We should not expect to be guided by God if we do not seek him with our whole heart. And If we wish to be guided by God then we need his divine life within us, and he must become Emmanuel, God within ...
February 08, 2021
| by Fr. Peter Farrington
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Depression In The Bible [P2]
Posted by Wasim Shehata
|Date: January 28, 2021

Depression In The Bible [P2]
After having examined several Biblical characters that actually experienced depression, it is hard to thi ...
After having examined several Biblical characters that actually experienced depression, it is hard to think that depression and mental health in general are a result of not having a close enough relat ...
January 28, 2021
| by Wasim Shehata
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When is the right Christmas?
Posted by Fr. Peter Farrington
|Date: January 07, 2021

When is the right Christmas?
The Fathers never intended that those who insist on the 29th Khiahk should eventually celebrate the Winte ...
The Fathers never intended that those who insist on the 29th Khiahk should eventually celebrate the Winter festival in the middle of Summer. This simple correction in fact makes the 29th Khiahk to tak ...
January 07, 2021
| by Fr. Peter Farrington
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Evangelism As A Lifestyle [Epic 1]
Posted by Fr. Peter Farrington
|Date: January 01, 2021

Evangelism As A Lifestyle [Epic 1]
I do not believe that Evangelism is one Christian lifestyle among many we might choose for ourselves, but ...
I do not believe that Evangelism is one Christian lifestyle among many we might choose for ourselves, but it is the expression of life itself and is non-negotiable. Each of us as Orthodox Christians i ...
January 01, 2021
| by Fr. Peter Farrington
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Salvation Is Not A Moral Problem
Posted by Fr. Peter Farrington
|Date: December 18, 2020

Salvation Is Not A Moral Problem
By Father Peter Farrington Salvation is not a moral problem. How we behave must always be a fruit of the ...
By Father Peter Farrington Salvation is not a moral problem. How we behave must always be a fruit of the divine life we receive and in which we participate by the grace of the indwelling Holy Spirit. ...
December 18, 2020
| by Fr. Peter Farrington
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Making Life Choices With God
Posted by Fr. Peter Farrington
|Date: December 07, 2020

Making Life Choices With God
By Father Peter Farrington We are Orthodox Christians, and generally we believe that we should, and would ...
By Father Peter Farrington We are Orthodox Christians, and generally we believe that we should, and would want, to make these choices with God and for God. Making Life Choices With God | Fr. Peter Far ...
December 07, 2020
| by Fr. Peter Farrington
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Morality Without God Is Without Meaning
Posted by Fr. Peter Farrington
|Date: December 03, 2020

Morality Without God Is Without Meaning
People who have an essentially human morality can actually live by a much higher standard. ...
People who have an essentially human morality can actually live by a much higher standard. ...
December 03, 2020
| by Fr. Peter Farrington
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Experiencing God
Posted by Fr. Peter Farrington
|Date: November 27, 2020

Experiencing God
By Father Peter Farrington How do we experience the love of God? I think a better question is to ask how ...
By Father Peter Farrington How do we experience the love of God? I think a better question is to ask how we can become aware of the unceasing and unfailing love of God which is always being poured out ...
November 27, 2020
| by Fr. Peter Farrington
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The Delusion Of Happiness
Posted by Fr. Peter Farrington
|Date: November 19, 2020

The Delusion Of Happiness
We all want to be happy, surely? Isn’t it reasonable and completely normal for Christians in the 21st cen ...
We all want to be happy, surely? Isn’t it reasonable and completely normal for Christians in the 21st century to want to enjoy the Christian life and find it a source of happiness? It may certainly be ...
November 19, 2020
| by Fr. Peter Farrington
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