March 24, 2022 How to Distinguish True Elders and Prophets from False Ones We have written extensively about the 20th-century elders who have lived lives of piety and holiness. We take heart in their gift of the…
February 6, 2022 “Does the Bible Encourage Unfair Treatment of Foreigners?” Answering a Question about One “Strange” Commandment Q: The Bible says, “On loans to a foreigner you may charge interest, but on loans to another Israelite you may not charge interest,…
February 4, 2022 Storing and Using Holy Water and Prosphora at Home. How To Do It Reverently? Holy water and prosphora are gifts that strengthen us on our life path to God. However, their grace-filled properties are manifested only when a…
January 31, 2022 Where Do New Souls Come From? The Bible describes the creation of only one person’s soul, and this is the soul of Adam. The Holy Scriptures contain no exact data…
January 2, 2022 Who Were the Wise Men? Despite the story of the Wise Men bringing their gifts to the Infant Christ being very popular, the bible contains but very limited information…
December 2, 2021 What Does It Mean to Forgive? If a person constantly betrays and blackguards us, must we continue to associate with him? In one of his sermons, St Nicholas Velimirovic notes,…
August 25, 2021 A Loving God Recently I was asked the question, “How can a loving God send anyone to hell?” I appreciated the question because it provided an opportunity…
August 3, 2021 Your Soul Is Where Your Thoughts Are: What 20th-century Elders Said about the Last Days Ever since the ascent of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heaven, His faithful have been waiting for His second coming. The Holy Scripture tells…
July 5, 2021 Is Praying to Mary and the Saints Really Okay? When I first began to investigate Orthodoxy, my main stumbling block to conversion was prayer to Mary and the saints. My Protestant formation had…
July 3, 2021 Why Does Jesus Never Call Himself God? And Since He Is, How Can He Be Human at the Same Time? Modern readers of the Bible are often let down by their ignorance of the Old Testament Jewish culture and the biblical context. The Jews…