Protect the Whole Body of Your Church
Do Thou, O Lord, protect us, guard us ever from this generation. Psalm 12:7 Think of the Church as a giant puzzle with thousands of pieces. Each piece is distinctive and unique. There are corner pieces, edge pieces and middle pieces. Some pieces are just one color, and others
Are You Rich Towards God?
The Lord said this parable: “The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there
Christ Invites Us to Be Fellow Citizens with the Saints
For He is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and ordinances, that He might create in Himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might
The Needful Thing Requires Practice and Discipline
Now as they went on their way, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha received Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to His teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to
Where Christ Comes Ashore: The Gospel of Belonging in the Pacific
By Fr. Michael Psaromatis Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia The small open boat climbed another wave and dropped into its trough with a shudder. The island had disappeared. Grey sky and broken sea surrounded them, and the Jesus Prayer rose quietly between clenched teeth. The larger ship that had carried
Entrance of the Virgin Mary into the Temple (Ta Eisodia)
Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the