The Writing
Comfort for the journey.
Reflections on the spiritual life - meditations that draw the heart toward communion, gratitude, and quiet wonder.
Contemplations
A journey from asking “Why?” to knowing “Who”.
Contemplations
Instead of asking what we should be doing, we should ask who we are supposed to be.
Contemplations
On what a single flower can teach us: order, purpose and beauty as three fingerprints of God.
Contemplations
Our tongues don't need to be tamed as much as they need to be unleashed in the service of God and man.
Contemplations
On communion, the Trinity, and the call to become a saint - for none of us arrive anywhere alone.
Close readings of the Word - walking through Scripture chapter by chapter to discover the God who reveals Himself within it.
Scripture
At first glance, there appears to be nothing inherently sinful in the actions described at the beginning of Genesis 6. Marriage and the multiplication of mankind accord with God's original command to "be fruitful and multiply." The issue, however, is not that humanity multiplied, but with whom life was shared. The corruption lies in the union itself.
Scripture
Genealogies are often among the most overlooked parts of Scripture.
Scripture
The previous chapter tells us about the first fracture in creation. Humanity's relationship with God is broken: the vertical relationship is shattered. But sin never remains isolated.
Scripture
The story of Genesis three is not merely about what we lost. It is about what was promised before the loss was even complete. The curse is real. The consequences are real. But woven through them, from the very beginning, is the thread of redemption.
Scripture
The Gospel Message in Genesis: A prophetic canvas upon which the drama of redemption is already being painted
Scripture
The first chapter of Scripture is not chiefly about how the world began, but about who God is.
“If you do not know, O fairest among women, follow in the footsteps of the flock, and feed your little goats beside the shepherds’ tents.” (Song of Solomon 1:8)
Following the Flock
Everything that God did with Moses on the mountain of Sinai, God has granted it to me on the mountain of Atripe. -St. Shenoute
Following the Flock
This story comes from the life of Father Arseny, an Orthodox priest imprisoned in a Soviet labour camp.
Following the Flock
A special story taken from The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi
Following the Flock
This work presents the only full translation of the original manuscript of The Life of Saint Anasimon.
