My God, why have you forsaken me?
I am convinced that the Christian life is an increasing experience of union with God in Christ by the indwelling…
The Intermediate State of the Soul – Extended Edition
Introduction It might seem that the Orthodox Church must have entirely closed all discussion of the intermediate state of the…
Experiencing Holy Week
I want to write a little about my experience of Holy Week while it is still fresh for me. Not…
Salvation is not a moral problem
It is easy to mistake moralism, the practice of moral behaviour, for Christianity. Sometimes they look the same from the…
The mercy of God and the unborn child
I am often in contact with people who have sadly faced the experience of loss of a child through miscarriage…
Being the Church in the West
It becomes very easy for us to become so engaged in the local and particular circumstances of life that we…
I am Orthodox but not perfect
It is always difficult in these relativistic times, when the only heresy is to speak of heresy, to present the…
Why bother going to Church?
Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say unto you, You seek me, not because you saw the miracles,…
The state of the soul according to St Severus
This post continues to explore the teachings of the Orthodox Fathers about the intermediate state of the soul after death.…
A Christian Refugee Policy
I was reading the Gospel passage for the Liturgy today. It is Luke 16:1-12, and is the parable of the…