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Is Hell Real?
Read more: Is Hell Real?Because sometimes the people of God need a basic lesson in the nature of existence… On one of the roads leading into my small city a billboard has recently appeared. It is part of a larger campaign by a nationally known evangelist who is to have a revival in Knoxville. The sign is simple. In […]
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The Cruciform Human
Read more: The Cruciform HumanIn my March lecture in San Francisco, I made an assertion that is worth isolating for an article. That assertion is that we are created in the image of the Crucified Christ, and that this is essential in understanding what it means to be human. I have been asked where I got such an idea. […]
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History’s Detectives
Read more: History’s DetectivesThe search for the historical anything is an exercise in fantasy and imagination, a good movie, but not good for much else. C.S. Lewis noted that reviewers of his books, speculating on how they were written and other such intimate historical matters, were almost universally wrong. He wondered out loud why we should presume historical […]
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The Difficult Task of True Theology
Read more: The Difficult Task of True TheologyNothing is as difficult as true theology. Simply saying something correct is beside the point. Correctness does not rise to the level of theology. Theology, rightly done, is a path towards union with God. It is absolutely more than an academic exercise. Theology is not the recitation of correct facts, it is the apprehension and […]
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What the Devil Doesn’t Know
Read more: What the Devil Doesn’t KnowI have been reading (more like imbibing) the transcript of a talk by Fr. Jonathan Tobias. It will bear re-reading several times. I was deeply struck by these two paragraphs: What is utterly shocking here about these events is, as a kid I always wondered: Why did the devil let Jesus down there in the […]
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Fr. Stephen in San Francisco – Running on Empty in the Abundant Life
Read more: Fr. Stephen in San Francisco – Running on Empty in the Abundant LifeI spoke in March at the Cathedral of the Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow in San Francisco. A number of people have seen these video’s (the lecture and the question and answer section). I’ve posted them here at a general request. “Running on Empty in the Abundant Life” is the lecture. “Life […]
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The Poetry of God
Read more: The Poetry of GodWhoever wants to become a Christian must first become a poet. – St. Pophyrios of Kavsokalyvia St. Porphyrios made this statement in the context of love and suffering: That’s what it is! You must suffer. You must love and suffer–suffer for the one you love. Love makes effort for the loved one. She runs all through […]
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Getting Back Up
Read more: Getting Back UpOne of the fathers was asked, “What do you do all day in the monastery?” He replied, “We fall down and get up; fall down and get up; fall down and get up again.” This, I think, may be the most accurate and faithful description of the Christian life that I know. We fall, and […]
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The Long Defeat and the Cross
Read more: The Long Defeat and the CrossHaving posted an article on marriage as a “lifetime of suffering,” I thought it worth reflecting on the larger picture of the Christian faith in this world. For marriage is a primary image used throughout the New Testament when speaking of our salvation. In Christian terms – that marriage and that salvation are shown forth […]
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Marriage as a Lifetime of Suffering
Read more: Marriage as a Lifetime of SufferingWhen couples come to ministers to talk about their marriage ceremonies, ministers think it’s interesting to ask if they love one another. What a stupid question! How would they know? A Christian marriage isn’t about whether you’re in love. Christian marriage is giving you the practice of fidelity over a lifetime in which you can […]
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Dear Father thank you so much for your helpful answers. As often as I read St Sophrony and Archimandrite Zacharias,…
Matthew W. I tend to see St. Francis as a holy fool.
Pure Beauty. This is every desire I have had in a very long quest to find God. In a comment…
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