Waiting with Faith
By faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked forward to the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. And what more shall I say?
Weekly myOCN Pew Pals
Each Sunday is a special chance for us to come together, pray, and learn about our Orthodox Christian Faith. We are excited to share with you our new weekly Children’s Newsletter, OCN Pew Pals. Sign up HERE to receive in your inbox. We pray that this weekly newsletter will provide
Creation, the Fall, the Wall, and the Day the Wall Came Down
In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; but in these last days He has spoken to us by a Son, Whom He appointed the heir of all things, through Whom also He created the world. He reflects the glory of God and bears the
Christmas Summed Up in Five Words
And the Word Became Flesh. John 1:14 Our son, Nicholas, was born on December 10, 2006. He was conceived 9 months prior to that. And before that time, he was a “non-entity.” It’s the same for all of our children. At some point they were born, at some point
The Icon of the Nativity
Icon copyright Theologic Systems Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. Matthew 1:18 One of the most beautiful Traditions in the Orthodox Church is iconography. Icons tell stories. Up until recent centuries, regular people were not able to read, and so icons became one of the means by
And to You We Send Up Glory, Thanksgiving and Worship
Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen. Revelation 7:12 In the previous reflection, we discussed how every good and perfect gift is from Above, how everything we have and everything we experience that is good traces