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"All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace ... Read more about Part III – Evolution of the Early Church

From Ceremony to Life                   Ceremony and worship is an ideal that has been embedded within the human soul from the beginning of time. The soul is created to worship its creator. St Paul goes as far as stating that nature itself draws ... Read more about Part IV – Beginning with Prayer

From Rebels to Yankees… The primary function of the Church revolves not around temple service but around something much larger, something that the worship within the temple actually points us to: the call of philanthropy and community. We have ... Read more about Part V – Foundations of Community

True Philanthropy is Christian There is a common fervor within American Christianity to “vote” the right people into secular political office, to help the poor, heal the sick, educate the young, etc. But as we have been discussing, the gospel ... Read more about Part VI – Redemptive and Philanthropic

 Abraham is our father and God has said: “I have made you a father of many nations."-  St. Paul, to the Romans  Orthodoxy Has Gone National…Even Global All throughout this series we have been discovering that Orthodoxy has taken her ... Read more about Part VII – Orthodoxy and Nation

We are in a different and more chaotic day than our ancestors. We can be diligent to attend liturgy in our day, but still be disconnected from what most Orthodox Christians were connected to in the past. Next Chapter, we will discuss how many of our ... Read more about Part VIII – Hiermonk Seraphim Rose on Culture

We are experiencing a very chaotic and confusing era in the world today. It is important that we understand what is happening through a global and historical perspective, realizing what Christ says about the Gospel being a "truth that is hidden from ... Read more about Part IX – The Gospel as a Treasure, Hidden through Ecumenistic Societies

  The heart of the Orthodox Church is made up of what we call fools, the uneducated and poor…the lower class! Most of the apostles themselves were the uneducated type, yet  became powerful and prophetic men through what only Christ could give ... Read more about Part XI – Fools For Christ

Crucial for Orthodoxy in America Because American culture and government naturally reduces Christianity to mere ritual, as we have seen in our series, ministries such as education are marginalized in most parish communities within America. One of ... Read more about Part XIII – On Orthodox Education