Well, I affirm orthodox Christian faith. I affirm the Nicene Creed. I don't think I'm doing anything terribly new. — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
We were made for good works (cf. Phil. 1:11) to the glory and praise of our Maker, and to imitate God as… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
...the aim of every hierarchy is always to imitate God so as to take on His form... the task of every hierarchy… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Where unclarity resides, there is temptation, and there it proves only too easily the stronger. Wherever there is ambiguity, wherever there is… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Prayer is spiritual breathing; when we pray we breathe in the Holy Spirit; praying in the Holy Spirit (Jd. 1:20). Thus, all… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
He who has realized love for God in his heart is tireless in his pursuit of the Lord his God, and bears… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
The Lord says, 'Whoever has, to him shall be given' (Mt. 13:12). He will give, then, to those who have; that is… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
It is impossible for the mind to remain undisturbed by thoughts, but anyone serious about the matter can certainly permit them entry… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
The likeness of Your Church, O Lord, is that woman who went behind and touched the hem of Your garment, saying within… — Ambrose Copy Share Image
All of us who are human beings are in the image of God. But to be in his likeness belongs only to… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
Our Lord Christ Himself strikes down our enemies through us, or in company with us. For he who eats Christ's flesh and… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
...it is not the obscure passages in Scripture that bind you but the ones you understand. With these you are to comply… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
... the Apostle Paul says that we are sealed in the Spirit (cf. Eph. 1:13); since we have in the Son the… — Ambrose 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
“There are two common and complementary mistakes, which have been made over and over again concerning spirits by people in the Western… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
Who should listen to discussions of theology? Those for whom it is a serious undertaking, not just another subject like any other… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
The recovery of spiritual sight and the healing of physical blindness have much in common. Some of those whose bodily eyes were… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
What brings us to perfection? An ingrained faith in God, the 'faith that makes real the things for which we hope' (Heb.… — Niketas Stethatos Copy Share Image
“His conclusions were staggering to those complacent souls who considered themselves safely ensconced in a Christian world: The inhabitants of the world,… — Sam Wellman Copy Share Image
“Since the orthodox Christian church continued to slip farther and farther toward the belief that sex was evil, the doctrine of the… — Joseph B. Lumpkin Copy Share Image
Those who have truly decided to serve the Lord God should practice the remembrance of God and uninterrupted prayer to Jesus Christ,… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
... if, to me, to live is Christ (Phil. 1:21), truly my words ought to be about Christ, my every thought and… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
A good decision is our will to do everything we can within our power. It means to serve God with all we've… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
'With God all things are possible' (Mk. 10:27). With God the thought itself is deed. He speaks and it is. Short and… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
There is a single energy of God and the saints? they are living icons of Christ, being the same as He is,… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Love does not reflect. Love is simple. Love never mistakes. Likewise believe and trust without reflection, for faith and trust are also… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
The Logos came down out of love for us. Let us not keep Him down permanently, but let us go up with… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
I believe in fate. And in the depths of my soul, I am an Orthodox Christian. I think the New Testament is… — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Copy Share Image
... courage is accompanied by patience and firm resolution? God sets courage like a sea around the weakness of our nature, enabling… — Niketas Stethatos Copy Share Image
It is pointless for someone to say that he has faith in God if he does not have the works which go… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
It is impossible that one who has turned to the world and feels its anxieties, and engages his heart in the wish… — Gregory of Nyssa Copy Share Image
'My sheep hear My voice' (Jn. 10:14). This is just another way of saying, 'They obey my words and keep My commandments.'… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
Every genuine confession humbles the soul. When it takes the form of thanksgiving, it teaches the soul that it has been delivered… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Keep the Feast of the Resurrection. Be a Peter or a John; hasten to the Sepulchre, running together, running against one another,… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
“As with all literature, the play should be read through the eyes of the author, as far as this is possible, which… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
No Christian ought to think of himself as his own master, but each should rather so think and act as though given… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
Remember how the Lord rebukes Martha when He says: 'You are anxious and troubled about many things: one thing alone is needful'… — Evagrius Ponticus Copy Share Image
Our wickedness shall not overpower the unspeakable goodness and mercy of God; our dullness shall not overpower God's wisdom, nor our infirmity… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
Well, we have got to understand, for example, Russia is an orthodox Christian nation. So is Ukraine. That happened in 988 in… — Marvin Kalb Copy Share Image
The man who knows the delight of the love of God ? when the soul warmed by grace, loves both God and… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
