“What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can
PEACEMAKING IN DIVISIVE TIMES
“Acquire a peaceful spirit, and thousands around you will be saved.” (St. Serafim of Sarov, +1833) These well-known
ON (NOT) COMPARING OURSELVES TO OTHERS
“Peter began to say to him, ‘Lo, we have left everything and followed you.’ Jesus said, ‘Truly, I
SERVING GOD in FINANCIAL MATTERS
“He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous
EMBRACING CHANGE
“And leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and
RECEIVING LIKE A CHILD
”And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them. But
THE GOSPEL & PROSPERITY
”When the men had come to him, they said, ’John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying,
GO AND MEET HIM
“Christ is born; glorify him! Christ is from heaven; go and meet him! Christ is on earth; be
PREPARING OUR “BETHLEHEM”
“Prepare, O Bethlehem, for Eden has been opened to all! / Adorn yourself, O Ephratha, for the tree
WATER BURSTS FORTH IN THE DESERT
”Be glad, thirsty desert: let the wilderness exult, and flower as the lily. And the desert places of