By: Pope Shenouda III The start of a new year always carries a sense of possibility. It’s a reminder that life offers opportunities to reset and refocus—not just outwardly, but within. Here are three essential steps to help you walk into the new year with a renewed heart and spirit. Reflect on the …
By: John Watson Kyrillos was first and foremost a priest who celebrated the Eucharist daily. He was also a monk. ‘Priest-monk’ is not always a useful description of either one who has given himself to the sacerdotal life nor to one who has joined a monastery as a monk. The priesthood has often been little …
By: Fr Youssef Asaad The disciples said to Him, “If this is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry!” But He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this teaching, but only those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who were born this way from …
By: George Kyrillos The Coptic language is musical, similar to the Italian language. With its seven vowels, the Coptic language has found itself reigning supreme over music. The vowels in the Coptic language are divided into three categories: The vowels inclined to the "open" sound: which is just one letter, Alpha (ⲁ). The vowels …
By: .H.H. Pope Tawadros II There are three keys to delight in the Lord: Time: We live in a fast-paced world, and life goes by quickly, so make sure to steal some time for yourself with God in any way you can. Do you give spiritual time to God? Are you committed to it? In chemistry, …
By: Bishop Raphael “Even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,” (Ephesians 2:5-6 NKJV). The expressions here, (made us alive, raised us up, made us sit), in …
To understand the theological landscape of early Christians, then, we need to understand where they saw both continuities and discontinuities with the philosophies of their day.
But suffice it to say that Gregory’s model of ministry should serve as a clarion call for pastors ministering in an environment that not only pulls us out of our inner selves but from those in whose service we find ourselves.
Baptists have a voice to contribute to the church catholic’s choir. We should be proud of being Baptists!
Personally, I’ve found his thoughts on charitable reading and writing to be worth carrying over into all other theological works, and even reading and writing in general, regardless of the topic.
