... you... are stones of the temple of the Father, prepared for the Father's building, and drawn up on high by the… — Ignatius of Antioch Copy Share Image
The Christian ought not to say anything behind his brother's back with the object of calumniating him, for this is slander, even… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
Worthless is the charity of the man who bestows it unwillingly, because material charity is not his, but God's gift, while only… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
I actually performed at an orthodox Jewish wedding, where the men were separated from the women, but they both came together to… — Andy Kindler Copy Share Image
The extremists are talking too loudly, and everyone is convinced that only he is on the right side. It’s not just Jews… — Reuven Rivlin Copy Share Image
Illumination by the Spirit is the endless end of every virtue. — Symeon the New Theologian Copy Share Image
I am a Mormon woman, I am not orthodox. It is the lens through which I see the world. I hear the… — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
I'm a New Testament Christian. I reject and throw out titles. I'm not a fundamentalist, though I'm fundamental in all of my… — Bill Bright Copy Share Image
Through repentance the filth of our foul actions is washed away. After this, we participate in the Holy Spirit, not automatically, but… — Symeon the New Theologian Copy Share Image
If the words of God are uttered merely as verbal expressions, and their message is not rooted in the virtuous way of… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
When you are insulted by someone or humiliated, guard against angry thoughts, lest they arouse a feeling of irritation, and so cut… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Humility and suffering free a man from all sin; for the first cuts out spiritual passions, and the latter bodily. — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
If someone puts his trust in God in a matter, let him not argue with his brother about it. — Marcus Eremita Copy Share Image
It is patience that reveals every grace to you, and it is through patience that the saints received all that was promised… — Pachomius the Great Copy Share Image
One of the greatest foes of the Christian is religious complacency.. Orthodox Christianity has fallen to its present low estate from lack… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
In two areas above all others the Christian demonstration of love and communication stands clear: in the area of the Christian couple… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Our Lord Jesus Christ made the merciful shepherding of His sheep the proof of love for Himself (cf. Jn. 21:15-17). He denounces… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
A man who hates the passion cuts off their causes. But a man who remains among their causes experiences even against his… — Marcus Eremita Copy Share Image
What is the cause that one is hardened, and another readily moved to compunction? Listen! It springs from the will, in the… — Symeon the New Theologian Copy Share Image
When we become incorruptible and immortal and attain to the blessed state of conformity with Christ, we will be ever with the… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
In order to abide in the love of God it is essential for anger and 'hate' to attain their maximum intensity but… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
...whoever is guided solely by his own judgment and decision will never climb up to the summit of perfection and will not… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
We make assertions and denials of what is next to [the Divine Nature], but never of It, for It is both beyond… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree of happiness possible to the general mass… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
My personal attitude toward atheists is the same attitude that I have toward Christians, and would be governed by a very orthodox… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
