God's Presence
“And it is very characteristic that the words symvolon (‘symbol’) and diavolos (‘devil,’ literally ‘slanderer’) have a common root in the...
Time
“It is the eternal, timeless God who gives meaning to time by imbuing it with holiness and incorporating time into eternity…Time was...
Despondency
“It is a commonplace in the Fathers to describe despair or sadness as the result of failing to get what we want. It sounds quite simple,...
Worship
“Working with words, we tend to become enmeshed in ideas and abstractions. We quickly forget that the One whom we name as the “Word”...
Body and Soul/Spiritual and Physical
“That the soul is superior to the body is an assumption based in Hellenistic philosophy and is a bit dualistic as the bible presents...
Self-Centeredness
“We live in an age of impatience and self-centeredness. Anything other than instant gratification easily leaves us frustrated, angry, and...
Falling Down and Getting Up
“…there’s no reason to be depressed by your shortcomings or discouraged when you fall. Repentance as a lifestyle doesn’t mean that you...
Holiness
“God tells us to be holy as He is holy. This holiness is a characteristic of the divine, that which separates or distinguishes divinity...
Thankfulness
“I find the bits and pieces of everyday life much more precious than the hopes and dreams of an unlived future. Clouds passing in the sky...
Repentance (and Regret)
“The way of truth refers to the path of wisdom exemplified in the lives of the sons of God, the saints. Like Judas, the ungodly have a...