The Garden
Tending the Garden of the Heart
Both my grandfather, and my mother, were avid gardeners, so I grew up surrounded by the beauty of plants and flowers. The cottage garden is a distinct style of garden that
Abbot Tryphon
A Man Above Harm, Freedom that Enslaves, and the Power of Phroneo
“Let this mind be in you …” (Phil. 2:5).
Mind, in the above instance in the Greek, phroneo. When applied to the Christian life it means, basically, to have understanding, to be wise. To think as to think
Fr. Zechariah Lynch
Filioque Leads to Modal Collapse: Refuting Roman Catholicism
I am addressing a particular Roman Catholic pseudo apologist today. He attempted to stop the bleed of Roman Catholics converting to Orthodoxy due to Roman Catholicism’s anti-patristic doctrine of Filioque but utterly failed in his defense. He went
David Erhan
Father Spyridon
Hellenistic Moral Flexibility or Byzantine Intrigue?
Like many in the Church, I was dismayed to receive news of the latest gaffe from the “Ecumenical Patriarchate,” this time in the form of titular Archbishop Elpidophoros’ widely-publicized Baptism of children of an unrepentant American ‘gay couple’
Patristic Faith
The Masters of Death Are Now the Ministers of Life?
True Christianity calls a person to total faith in God. A Christian must believe wholeheartedly that his life and his bodily death are in God’s hands. This does not mean such a one becomes reckless, no, rather, such
Fr. Zechariah Lynch
The Gate Is Narrow, Few Will Enter
We can have lofty thoughts about God. We can have feelings and believe that these feelings somehow represent faith. BUT Do not put your trust in feelings. They are things of psychology and emotion. They are generated within
Father Spyridon
Matt Dillahunty Vs Jay Dyer Debate on Theism
Matt Dillahunty and Jay Dyer square off in a long-requested discussion about the existence of God and the validity of the transcendental argument. Matt Dillahunty is a well known public speaker and debater who has appeared in debates
Jay Dyer
Hear God’s Warnings
Time is quickly running out, our opportunities to hear God’s warning s are diminishing.
Father Spyridon
Not for Cowards
When clear matters of the faith are blatantly assaulted, every sober-minded Orthodox Christian is called to stand up and make a courageous answer. There exists a pseudo-humility. This false idea turns humility and meekness into spinelessness and cowardice,
Fr. Zechariah Lynch
