Category: Faith
The Gift of Being a Sinner
I remember, as a child in my particular sect, wondering why I would still sin and struggle after I was "saved." There were times when my ponderings brought me to the conclusion I might not be saved, that the various sins I was challenged by were an indication I was without grace. That can be … Continue reading The Gift of Being a Sinner
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The Orthodox Church…
should not be the place where ethnic and racial differences and rivalries are celebrated so much as it should be the place where they are resolved in a new community, a new people, a new nation, a new race, rooted in Christ. In the Church we are not called to baptize the old but to … Continue reading The Orthodox Church…
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The Words of Christ…
sting sometimes, with an uncanny ability to expose the lies we tell ourselves and penetrate beyond the carefully crafted exteriors of our lives. Mostly, of course, we don't wish to be disrupted from comfort, even if that comfort is an illusion and so we resent being exposed, challenged, and corrected, even by someone we would … Continue reading The Words of Christ…
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As You Watch…
the world darken and twist. As you see the confusion and the breakdown. As you witness the walking dead around you and your heart breaks for what is happening. Do something. Just that. Do something. it doesn't have to be a big thing, every little bit counts, but it has something you do to make … Continue reading As You Watch…
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I am learning…
there is no perfect place, no perfect job, no perfect church, no perfect life. In everything and everywhere there will be moments of joy and moments of challenge and nothing will ever be just the way you imagined it would be no matter how hard you try. There's a kind of disappointment in this. Surely … Continue reading I am learning…
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The Best and Most Challenging…
question any parish can ask is actually rather simple, "Are we doing what Jesus wants us to be doing?" Now that question should actually be obvious. Surely if we claim to be followers of Christ we should be doing our best to do the actual things that Christ commands. They're not hard to find, a … Continue reading The Best and Most Challenging…
The Beautiful Path 