Why did the church choose the Psalms of David the Prophet and organise them into an Agbia? I do not want to answer this question with my own words but I want you to hear what St John Chrysostom...
No one wants to be hurt, no ones desires pain, no one desires to be broken. But maybe we should! What if I told you that God loves and is very close to the broken hearted. You may argue...
"She has wet my feet with her tears ... Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much." (Lk 7-44, 47)
It is hard to speak of tears. Are not tears a sign of...
Why is it, you ask, that one can pray for so many years with a prayer book, and still not have prayer in his heart? I think the reason is that people only spend a little time lifting themselves...
“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6)
God desired...
If the aim of man’s creation is for this unique creature to enjoy a life of sacred unity with God, then the incarnation can also be understood from the perspective of love. For just as God loved man and...
A chaste and pure person should be pure in body and soul, in his thoughts, senses, feelings, and even in his dreams and imagination. A man should give careful attention to the purity of his thoughts as his thought...
Firstly: the power of grace is extremely abundant
The power grace has is a strong arm and is capable of changing anyone or anything; it isn’t concerned about an individual, a group or even a country, because grace is way...
This is the first experience in our encounter with the Lord; He was born in Bethlehem in order to give us the second birth through water and the Spirit.
In baptism, the old is buried and everything becomes new. In...
One day, a man from the town of Ashmin came to him. He was a notable businessman of very great wealth, and thieves had robbed his house, leaving him nothing. He came to my father and cried: “Help me,...
