Peace
“…we believe that this word of peace enters into the violence of history not as an idea but as a Person….The pervasive, cosmic peace we...
God's Presence
“And it is very characteristic that the words symvolon (‘symbol’) and diavolos (‘devil,’ literally ‘slanderer’) have a common root in the...
Rules and Legalism
“Isn’t it amazing that everyone is taught grammar so no one writes in his own way, but according to the rules? They try to teach everyone...
Trust
“On some level we feel that we can’t trust others, that we can’t trust God to do what is right, and that we have to be in control by...
Order and Disorder
“Have you seen how, with creation, when God wished to make creation, with how much harmony and godly wisdom everything was put together,...
Abide
“The language of abiding is very profound and widespread in the New Testament and especially in the Gospel of John where it’s a major...
Theosis/Union with God (2)
“Jesus Christ, by His Incarnation, life, death on the cross, Resurrection, and ascension, overcame sin and death by recreating and...
Perception
“We have within us the beginning of the Divine—the ability to recognize the uncreated God, sensing His presence in our lives and trusting...
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...
Distraction
“…we are always blessed when we urgently serve the Lord, for He is our true life. He is able to draw us out of the slough of secular...