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Akathist of Thanksgiving: Glory to God for All Things

Akathist of Thanksgiving: Glory to God for All Things

Nov 24, 2011

Everlasting King, Thy will for our salvation is full of power. Thy right arm controls the whole course of human life. We give Thee thanks for all Thy mercies, seen and unseen...

Do the Psalms express my feelings?

Do the Psalms express my feelings?

Sep 12, 2011

It does not depend, therefore, on whether the Psalms express adequately that which we feel at a given moment in our heart. If we are to pray aright, perhaps it is quite necessary that we pray contrary to our own heart...

Pascha in Jerusalem: 375AD

Pascha in Jerusalem: 375AD

Apr 20, 2011

In the latter half of the fourth century, a nun named Egeria, from what is now Spain, went on a pilgrimage to the sites of Biblical history in Egypt and Palestine. Here she recounts the Holy Week from Palm Sunday to the feast of the Resurrection.

Nativity, distracted

Nativity, distracted

Dec 19, 2010

On morality, hell, salvation and eschatology

On morality, hell, salvation and eschatology

Sep 3, 2010

When does morality fall into the realm of heresy? What makes the eastern Orthodox understanding of Sin and Hell "different"?

What’s your church like?

What’s your church like?

Jun 15, 2010

Our parish was founded about eleven years ago by a priest and a three families from California. We had inquirers' meetings in homes for a few months, then set up a chapel and began having daily services.

Is this a Christian creed?

Is this a Christian creed?

May 26, 2010

We believe in the Eternal, Sacred, and Mystical God, the Creator of all, who is powerful and all-knowing, who listens, loves, and forgives, and remains willing to be merciful and giving...

Cult of personality

Cult of personality

May 3, 2010

Today at dailydevotions.org: We could take a cue from Orthodoxy, whose priests stand with their backs to their congregation, leading a liturgy that is neither clever nor impassioned, but simply beautiful, like stone smoothed by centuries of rhythmic tides. It’s an austere ritual, in the sense of — there’s nothing new here; it’s sublime, in...

The Polyeleos (Psalm 135) in Arabic

The Polyeleos (Psalm 135) in Arabic

Apr 22, 2010

O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever. Alleluia!
O give thanks unto the God of gods; for His mercy endureth for ever. Alleluia!
O give thanks unto the Lord of lords; for His mercy endureth for ever. Alleluia!
To Him Who alone hath wrought great wonders; for His mercy endureth for ever. Alleluia!...

The Enlightenment and Evangelicals

The Enlightenment and Evangelicals

Nov 10, 2009

One of the common complaints against traditional evangelicalism is that it has been held captive by a distinctly Western approach to rationality. The central target of this complaint is the “Enlightenment,” with its emphasis on reason to the detriment of revelation.