You have done well for repenting right away. God has left repentance for salvation. If that was not the case, not even the Apostles would have been saved, far less other people. You have sinned with the tongue, repented with the heart. You said an evil word against your neighbor. As if you threw [...]
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To a modest man who is repenting for some of his words – by St. Nikolai (Velimirovic)
November 24th, 2009 1 Comment
Tags: anger · christian · gossip · orthodox · repentance · St. Nikolai
Thank God is Monday…the day honoring the Holy Angels
September 21st, 2009 No Comments
The Seven-Day Commemoration In The Orthodox Church “The Week: A Seven Day Holiday”. The Greek Orthodox ecclesiastical year (Indiction), begins in September, and is marked with events and holidays of our religious history. In addition to the annual cycle, the seven-day week…
Tags: angels · apostles · calendar · christian · commemoration · Cross · day · departed · martyrs · orthodox · Resurrection · Theotokos · week
Education and true knowledge – What our children are missing in school today
August 26th, 2009 No Comments
Another school year started this week. Future scientists, engineers, doctors begin their journey today, a journey through rationality and logic in the hope of pushing further away today’s science barriers. During the following school years these children will be taught mathematics, physics, chemistry and other subjects that will reveal to them, step by step… “how
Tags: Augustine · christian · education · knowledge · orthodox · reason · school
Who’s affraid of the Theotokos?
August 4th, 2009 No Comments
I recently posted a status on Facebook referring to the fast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. A few minutes later I got a reply from a non-denominational protestant friend: “I did not know that God had a mother”. This is a very typical response from this audience since they do not have any particular place for the Virgin Mary in their theology or worship.
Orthodox Books on Kindle
August 4th, 2009 2 Comments
I was very skeptic when Amazon has issued their “paper like” e-reader device. Beside the technology shortcomings I was sure this would be used to promote airport bestsellers and other reading material ready for the intelectual garbage bin. However, I have to admit that the success of the device, which is nice by the way, has attracted some serious publishers
The virtual re-creation of the world
June 26th, 2009 1 Comment
Reflections on technology and communion
My name is Vasile, I am addicted to technology and I am not the only one. So it can start a group therapy session at Technology Addiction Anonymous. And this is no fiction because technology penetrates our daily lives with an unstoppable force pushing us in a place where only the
Tags: Apologetics · christian · orthodox · technology
The Postmodern Truth of Resurrection
April 21st, 2009 No Comments
As citizens of the post-modern world we got so used to relative truth that we are quick to label any one that supports a fundamental truth of any kind as a fundamentalist. But there is no shame in upholding a fundamental truth. Imposing it on others yes, this could be a problem. But there is no evil in standing by it
The Vanishing Pascha Multitudes
April 21st, 2009 1 Comment
It is always uplifting to see the multitudes filling the Church for the beautiful services of Holy Week and Pascha. At this time most of the Churches seem too small to accommodate all the people wanting to receive God’s blessing. There is however one question that arises naturally: where are these people during the rest of the year?
Love in times of recession
April 1st, 2009 No Comments
“The LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you.”
(Deu 23:5)
What makes our Christian religion unique is our concept of salvation. As Christians we have a Savior that loves us and in His love He comes down on Earth and saves us by
Tags: Christ · christian · orthodox · person · relationship · Resurrection · salvation
