Author Archives: Administrator

This Humble Desert-Dweller

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Administrator

for in their desire to see John the Baptist and in their wonder at his holiness they did not notice the hardships and discomfort. For holiness is held in higher honor than wealth; … Continue reading →

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He must increase

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Administrator

The man who loves himself seeks his own glory, whereas he who loves God loves the glory of his Creator. Continue reading →

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I hymn Thy birth

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Administrator

Forgive me my boldness… in Thy compassion Thou wilt grant to me, as Thou dost to all who long for Thee, the strength to imitate Thy life in the flesh… Continue reading →

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Make His Paths Straight

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Administrator

For the true fulfillment of the commandments demands that we do neither too little nor too much but simply pursue a course acceptable to God… Continue reading →

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How can this be?

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Administrator

‘How shall this be, since I know not a man?’ meant that she had the intention, though betrothed, of remaining a virgin. Continue reading →

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Keep Silence

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Administrator

For human society does not permit the intellect to perceive either its own faults or the wiles of the demons, so as to guard itself against them. Continue reading →

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On The Right of The Altar

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Administrator

The first, the altar of burnt offerings….it signified the fleshly-minded worshippers of the old covenant. Continue reading →

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He is present

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Administrator

For think not that because He is now absent in the flesh, He is therefore absent also in the Spirit. He is here present in the midst of us, listening to what is said of Him, and beholding thine inward thoughts, and trying the reins and hearts; Continue reading →

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Prayerful Surrender

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Administrator

and instead we begin to thirst and to search only for what is spiritual, pure, and divine….the heart comes to be filled with a sense of being but a pilgrim on earth, whose whole longing is for his heavenly home. Continue reading →

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A True Shepherd

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Administrator

A genuine teacher is he who has received from God the tablet of spiritual knowledge, inscribed by His Divine finger, that is, by the in-working of illumination, and who has no need of other books. Continue reading →

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