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My Experience with an Image of the Mother of God
A little over a year ago, I was in a hospital in Florida, where my dad was admitted due to a heart-attack. I was standing with my mom and brother in the waiting room of the ICU when I had an interesting experience while wearing a shirt with an image of the Mother of God Read more
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Seeds of Hate: Producing Bad Fruit in America
Once when I was a young kid, my dad and I went to a major league soccer game. At one point in the game, we bought two large fresh-squeezed lemonades. I quickly drank to the bottom of the cup, and with my last sip, I swallowed a seed. Shortly after doing so, I began to Read more
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Imago Dei
Scripture reveals to us that all humans are made in the image of God. As shown in 1 Corinthians 11:7, we are also made to be the glory of God. Genesis 1:27 makes it very clear that both male and female are created in His image. Genesis 9:6 states whoever sheds men’s blood will have Read more
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The Role of Prophets, Priests, & Kings in the Old Testament
God created and used Prophets, Priests, and Kings in distinct ways throughout the Old Testament of Scripture. It is important to have an understanding of these offices to understand what’s going on in the Bible, and to see how their types and shadows are fulfilled in the New Testament Church. Many descriptions of these offices Read more
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Dutch Govt. Recommends ‘Sex Buddy’ For Covid Lockdown
The Dutch government released an advisory to its citizens about getting a “sex buddy” during the Covid-19 lockdown. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has since revised their advice, but they still have a page titled ‘Coronavirus and Sexuality‘ on their website. Under the first advice point about the 1.5 meter Read more
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Suffering for the Lord
Many of us in the Western Church are willing to believe in the Lord, but not suffer for the Lord just as the Israelites when Moses was sent to free them from their bondage at the command of God. This applies to us in two ways. One, we cannot face the secular world due to Read more
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The Church & COVID-19
Jesus taught us that where two or more are gathered in His name, He is there with them (Matt.18:20). Now that we cannot gather in groups of ten or more, we feel how much we’ve taken that promise for granted. God is with us in our private worship, but may we never again take for Read more
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On Apatheia
Apatheia is a Greek term used by the ancient Stoics to describe a state of mind where one is not disturbed by the passions. It is translated as dispassion from a – “without,” and pathos – “suffering” or “passion.” In Philosophy, the passions are the instinctive, emotional, base drives of a human being. The Stoics Read more
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Egypt as a Type
God consistently tells His people not to return to Egypt in the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 17:16). The church fathers teach that Egypt was a type of sin and a type of the world. These things considered, it’s worth pondering why all the mystery schools, even Platonic and Pythagorean schools, find their intellectual lineage connected to Egypt in Read more
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On the Law of Attraction & Divine Providence
The Law of Attraction has been smuggled into the church in America as Biblical by big-name Pastors. However, in the Orthodox Christian worldview, the Law of Attraction is inconsistent with the doctrine of Divine Providence. If God’s Providence is at work, then there is no room for the LOA to be a real, driving factor Read more
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Making Idols
This is a 42’ statue of Athena in Nashville, Tennessee. Seeing this giant statue was a stoic reminder that we all must be careful not to make idols in our lives. Athena was worshipped by the Greeks as a goddess of wisdom and military victory. In June, especially, our Western culture makes an idol out Read more
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Broken Hearts Mended
How does a broken heart get mended? Only by the light of the Lord coming down from above, enlightening our nous, & healing the unseen. In the deepest parts of our souls, a void is touched. Nothing can hide or be put out of complete reach from the healing hand of our Creator. We cry Read more
