The Orthodox Way

Reflection We often hear people say, when they are facing a difficult situation, that they are bearing their cross. But though this is a common way for people to speak,…

Reflection The Pharisees were considered the most religious of all the Jews, and Jesus didn’t criticise them for the effort they put into the practice of their religion. Many of…

Reflection I would like us to think about the disciples and how they responded to the command of the Lord in this passage from the Gospel. Our Lord Jesus had…

If we are seeking God, then we desire to experience him. We want to know that he is with us and within us. Not just in a theoretical sense, but…

Reflection What is there in our life which prevents us being as fruitful in the journey of Discipleship? We can apply the teaching of the Lord Jesus about the sower…

Reflection Sometimes people say, I’d believe in God if he proved himself to me. But in fact the words of the Gospels show us that even if a miracle takes…

Reflection What makes an impression on us? We can spend our whole life looking and seeking and trying to become or own the wrong things, things that have no lasting…

Reflection The Lord Jesus speaks about Discipleship when he says that a Disciple is not above his Teacher, and that the ambition of the Disciple is to be like his…

The word dogma has rather a negative connotation attached to it in modern times. If someone is spoken of as being dogmatic this is not usually assumed to be something…

Reflection It would be interesting for us, as Disciples who are beginning the journey of following the Lord Jesus Christ, or taking up the journey again, to look at the…