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Orthodox Quote for August 25

mbondsAugust 25, 2019No Comment 2019-08-19T10:05:35+00:00

“Just as people do not enter a war in order to enjoy war, but in order to be saved from war, so we do not enter this world in...

Daily Devotional for August 25-31

mbonds August 24, 2019 No Comment2019-08-20T20:57:30+00:00

Sunday 1 Corinthians 10 I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and were all...

Orthodox Quote for August 24

mbonds August 24, 2019 No Comment2019-08-19T10:03:35+00:00

“Only man of deep and sincere faith can be truly free. Dependence on the Lord God is the only dependence that does not degrade a man, nor turn him...

Orthodox Quote for August 23

mbonds August 23, 2019 No Comment2019-08-19T10:01:58+00:00

“The rationalization (secular/rationalist) of the gospel has also given rise to modern “evangelism.” If no particular change is required in a human being in order to perceive the truth...

Modern Orthodox Elders

Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Trials

mbondsAugust 23, 2019No Comment 2019-08-04T14:51:57+00:00

“If God did not consider us His children, He would not have sent us trials but would have abandoned us as we are: spiritually uneducated, without any solicitude. In...

Elder St. Porphyrios on Effectively Fighting Satan

mbonds August 20, 2019 No Comment2019-08-04T14:50:47+00:00

“Satan contrives machinations of deception. Without our being aware of it, the evil one sets snares. With eager longing for Christ, the power of the soul escapes from the...

Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi on Charimas

mbonds August 18, 2019 No Comment2019-08-04T14:49:32+00:00

“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires” (Galatians 5, 22) and “no longer live for themselves but for him who...

Elder St Paisios on Gaining Treasure

mbonds August 15, 2019 No Comment2019-08-04T14:45:55+00:00

“…what do you really want, appreciation from Christ or from other people? Don’t you get a greater blessing from recognition by Christ? How does it help you to have...