Fasting and Prayer
The Great Canon of St. Andrew says, “When the Lord had fasted for forty days in the wilderness, He at last became hungry, showing His human nature. Do not be despondent, my soul, if the enemy attacks you, but let him be beaten off by prayer and fasting.” [Matthew 4:1-11;...
Hank Unplugged: Clay Jones – Why God Permits Evil
Listen Now to a conversation with Clay Jones in this podcast series of Hank Unplugged. The Bible Answer Man’s podcast brought to you through Christian Research Institute and now showcased on Orthodox Christian Network. ABOUT HANK HANEGRAAFF Hank is the author of more than twenty books, with more than a million copies in...
Our Relationship with God: 10. Holiness
God cannot be forced by anyone; neither does He impose His will on His creatures endowed with reasoning. Likewise the man with the gift of God does not want to impose power over any mortal, neither that his spirit be under the power of another. He imitates Christ Who overcame...
A cheerful giver
Have you ever given something to somebody… but you didn’t really want to? Maybe your parents made you share something that you wanted to keep to yourself, or you gave away something that you would have rather had instead. It doesn’t feel like giving when we don’t want to give,...
Metropolitan Tikhon Issues Statement on the Tragedy in Las Vegas
October 2, 2017 SYOSSET, NY His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, issued the following statement in response to the tragic events in Las Vegas last night. The statement reads: “On behalf of the hierarchs, clergy and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, we...
How to deal with the crisis in a spiritual manner-1
Metropolitan Athanasios of Lemessos Indeed we are presently facing some tough times which affect everyone. It seems that we are all aboard a ship- the ship is our small country- sailing in rough seas without knowing where we are or where we are heading to. Whenever certain hardships afflict...
Psalm 23—A Psalm of Comfort and Reassurance
Listen Now. We will now be including the daily reading of Epistle and Gospel with The Prayer Team. Go-To Verses of the Bible Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they...
