Daily Devotional for July 19-25
Sunday 1 Peter: Dearly beloved: Be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: not rendering evil for evil, or railing...
Orthodox Quote for July 18
our souls whiter than snow (Ps. 50:7), • love of God and fellow creatures who are made in the image of God: this is the great commandment of God,...
Orthodox Quote for July 17
“I want people to know that Satan will use the passions to destroy you but, it won’t stop with you. Satan wants to see the passions destroy families as...
Orthodox Quote for July 16
“It’s the only church where you are required to adapt to it rather than it adapting to you…’The Marine Corps’ of Christianity.” (Comments on Orthodoxy noted by Frederica Mathewes-Green)
Protodeacon Patrick Mitchell on the Church and Government…
The technology, called “biochipping,” already exists and is being marketed as a personal convenience—no need to carry around credit cards, house keys, or health records—but it could conceivably be...
Orthodox Quote for July 15
“As children of the Resurrection our life in this world is a season of waiting. The tempests of time cannot blow their winds into a heart whose haven is...
Orthodox Quote for July 14
“Without temptations and griefs we cannot be saved. But we should not be disturbed or grow weak in faith, because now the devil attacks men more cruelly than in...
Orthodox Quote for July 13
“God gives His communion to all who love Him. Communion with God is life and light and sweetness with all the good things that He has. But those who...
Elder St. Paisios on the Goal of Asceticism…
“Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.” You do not overcome self-love by lifting another’s heavy load – this will...
Orthodox Quote for July 13
“I think that in today’s chaos of such turmoil, denial and unbelief there exists no simpler and easier spiritual practice that is feasible for almost all people, with such...