You are not defeated by falling—you are only defeated by refusing to rise. Let today be your answer to despair. Get up, and walk on. “The just man shall fall seven times, and shall rise again.” (Proverbs 24:16) “If you fall, rise up. If you fall again, rise up again. Only do not abandon your […]
Protestants and the Church That Gave Them the Bible
In the unfolding drama of Christian history, few ironies are as striking, and as spiritually tragic, as the Protestant invention of sola scriptura—the doctrine that the Bible alone is the supreme authority in matters of faith—while simultaneously rejecting the very Church through whom the Scriptures were received, preserved, canonised, and interpreted for centuries. Indeed, among […]
Historical Amnesia and the Crisis of Ecclesial Memory
In our time, when truth is commodified and novelty is prized above faithfulness, the affliction of historical amnesia has become one of the greatest spiritual maladies of the Christian world, particularly among many of those who identify as Baptists, Evangelicals, and members of various “non-denominational” churches. This amnesia—the forgetting or even denial of the Church’s […]
Pressured from all sides
Even when you feel pressed on every side, remember that you are not crushed. The strength within you is not your own, but God’s, and He does not fail. “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are straitened, but are not destitute; we suffer persecution, but are not forsaken; we are cast […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Outside of Christianity
Question: Do you think the Jehovah’s Witnesses are a valid Christian denomination? I think they deny the Nicene Creed, but even some Baptists do too. The Jehovah’s Witnesses, under the leadership of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, are not recognised as a valid Christian body within the Orthodox Church for several critical and doctrinal […]
Thresholds
The trials we face today are not walls—they are only thresholds; walk through each one with courage. Every step taken in faith draws us closer to the quiet victory prepared for us. “But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles: they shall run and not be […]
Do Orthodox Christians consider the Shroud of Turin to be legitimate?
The Orthodox Church does not have a definitive, universally binding position on the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin. While some Orthodox Christians venerate it and believe it to be the authentic burial cloth of Christ, others are more cautious or sceptical. The matter is generally approached with reverence but also a degree of theological […]
Question: Imagery of Jesus and Cesare Borgia
Question: A man who told me that Jesus’ image is based on that of Cesare Borgia. The problem with that statement is that Cesare Borgia lived in 15th century Italy. Thoughts? The claim that Jesus’ image is based on Cesare Borgia is historically and factually flawed. The notion that depictions of Jesus are modelled after […]
You Are Not Alone
Even when the path is steep and the sky is grey, you are not alone—grace walks beside you. Today is a gift. Rise, breathe deeply, and move forward with trust “And the Lord who is your leader, he himself will be with thee: he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee: fear not, neither be […]
Questions About Old Testament Orthodox “Canon”
Question: Is Tobit, Judith, additions to Esther and Daniel, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, Baruch, Prayer of Manasseh and Josephus’ Wars of the Jews part of the Orthodox canon? Were they part of the Jewish Bible? And someone told me these books were never in the King James Bible. Is there any […]