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Christ is Baptized! In The Jordan! So What?
Today is the Feast of Theophany, a feast that is as old as the celebration of the Resurrection. And today we reconnect with the moment that changed…
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Fr. Barnabas Powell
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Training For The Imperishable Prize
Face it, you aren't going to get stronger without effort and resistance. Being baptized into Christ starts the journey, but we Orthodox don't do magic…
Jan 5
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Are You Born Again?
That question has taken on such a deeper meaning to me now that I'm Orthodox. It is so much more than a moment in my life. It has become my life!
Jan 2
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A Continually New You in the New Year
Maturity isn't instant. And Jesus Christ, God in the Flesh, makes Himself a participant in the stages of human maturity to offer you the strength to…
Jan 1
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Faith And Forgiveness in the New Year!
The life of a faithful follower of Jesus is marked by confidence in God's provision and consistent forgiveness of others! The twin fruits of someone…
Dec 31, 2025
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The Uncomfortable Question
Dec 3, 2025
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Cracked Pots
Nov 11, 2025
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The Desperate Touch
Dec 4, 2025
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What About "Speaking In Tongues?"
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Hey Fig Tree, Where's the Figs?
Having the appearance of health and purpose isn't the same as actually having a life that has the fruit to prove devotion. A New Year gives us another…
Dec 30, 2025
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St. Joseph's Three Dreams, Your One Decision
Living a life of faith in the Church is a perfect path of formation that reorients your perspective and transforms your choices to reflect your love for…
Dec 29, 2025
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The Day After Christmas, Reality Hits Hard
The Faith doesn't play pretend. The central power of Orthodoxy is its insistence we confront reality and abandon delusion and fantasy. But it is reality…
Dec 26, 2025
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On Christmas Day: No Longer a Slave
Christ is born! Glorify Him!
Dec 25, 2025
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On This Christmas Eve: No Room
The Feast of the Nativity is an epic moment in the work of our Creator to untie the knots of the Fall we humans have tied through our misuse of freedom…
Dec 24, 2025
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Two Days Before Christmas: Stop and Rest!
When it's all "up to me" my life is filled with frantic activity based on my delusional pride that everything depends on me. But the Faith invites me to…
Dec 23, 2025
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Three Days Before Christmas, Jesus Talks About Hell
Hiding from the cosmic implications of God taking flesh and coming among us only steals the deepest meaning of this Holy Feast.
Dec 22, 2025
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Who's Greater? Who Cares!
We make a serious mistake when we compare ourselves to others. Our only comparison is Jesus and until we are "like" Him, we have work to do!
Dec 19, 2025
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