Ranked #1
“Beauty for Ashes”: The Good News and Orthodox Christianity
“Beauty for Ashes”: The Good News and Orthodox Christianity
The seeming complexity of the Orthodox Church can cloud our remembrance of the Gospel.
17 Oct 2013
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12mins
Ranked #2
Deliver Us from Evil Deceptions
Deliver Us from Evil Deceptions
The more truth we learn, the more we feel the deceptions in our midst, on every level. How can we deal with it all?
19 Sep 2013
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18mins
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Physical Unity in Services
Physical Unity in Services
A sketchy attempt to discuss how much our unified movements help people make the most of a liturgy.
13 Jun 2014
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12mins
Ranked #4
The Magic and Mystery
The Magic and Mystery
C. S. Lewis’s popularity and insights are a testimony to how people are longing for magic and mystery within the materia... Read more
10 May 2012
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27mins
Ranked #5
Womanhood Venerated in Orthodoxy
Womanhood Venerated in Orthodoxy
The redemptive role of the female is an often overlooked treasure in the life of the Orthodox Church. Inspired by though... Read more
21 Feb 2013
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14mins
Ranked #6
Why Believe?: Part 2: You Are Wooed and Pursued
Why Believe?: Part 2: You Are Wooed and Pursued
What else can make sense of human history and our longings, except for God’s redemptive plan?
4 Sep 2014
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16mins
Ranked #7
The Hiddenness of the Kingdom
The Hiddenness of the Kingdom
C’mon back into Narnia!
6 Mar 2014
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18mins
Ranked #8
“My Karma Ran Over My Dogma”
“My Karma Ran Over My Dogma”
Our spirit and demeanor is everything in handling the mysteries of orthodoxy.
4 Apr 2014
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10mins
Ranked #9
Dejection Scandalized Godly Sorrow
Dejection Scandalized Godly Sorrow
Rollin’ with Willie, Saint Anthony, and Saint John Cassian . . .
22 Jan 2014
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9mins
Ranked #10
Being a “Nobody” and a “Somebody”
Being a “Nobody” and a “Somebody”
Jeff describes his final jump into Orthodoxy and what God used to bring him there. He also explores how we need to give ... Read more
24 May 2012
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19mins
Ranked #11
Why are We So Obsessed with Death?
Why are We So Obsessed with Death?
In Orthodoxy we seem to always be faced with the account of someone’s death. Jeff ponders the question, “How come?”
26 Jul 2013
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18mins
Ranked #12
Reflected Life vs. Real Life, and a Disturbing Truth About Facebook
Reflected Life vs. Real Life, and a Disturbing Truth About Facebook
Our social media habits can easily choke out our prayer life and meaningful interaction with people. Thoughts from Metro... Read more
13 Jun 2013
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19mins
Ranked #13
“Online Orthodoxy” as Gobbledygook, and Say Hello to Orthodox Pug
“Online Orthodoxy” as Gobbledygook, and Say Hello to Orthodox Pug
While navigating the cyber world, how much should we close “the doors, the doors” on the treasures of the ancient faith?... Read more
30 May 2013
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11mins
Ranked #14
Why I’m Orthodox and Not Catholic
Why I’m Orthodox and Not Catholic
The humble heart of Pope Francis and memories of John Paul II have Jeff contemplating good things in Catholicism, but al... Read more
4 Apr 2013
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25mins
Ranked #15
Matter Matters: Joy Through Physical Engagement
Matter Matters: Joy Through Physical Engagement
Jeff explains that interacting physically brings us an increased awareness of God’s presence, along with comfort and hea... Read more
20 Sep 2012
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22mins
Ranked #16
So You Want to Become Orthodox and Be a Priest?
So You Want to Become Orthodox and Be a Priest?
Jeff identifies some misunderstandings concerning the priesthood and probes motives people have when desiring to be orda... Read more
9 Aug 2012
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27mins
Ranked #17
What’s Cool About the Frozen Chosen: Reformed Christianity
What’s Cool About the Frozen Chosen: Reformed Christianity
Reformed or Calvinist Christians are often given a bad rap from other Christian groups due to generalizations and misund... Read more
5 Jul 2012
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34mins
Ranked #18
Your First Name
Your First Name
Jeff reflects on the sublime beauty of how everyone in Orthodoxy is addressed by their first name.
27 Jun 2013
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12mins
Ranked #19
The Redemptive Love of the Woman
The Redemptive Love of the Woman
Continuing with thoughts from the book The Sacrament of Love and imagery from Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, Jeff contemplate... Read more
7 Mar 2013
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19mins
Ranked #20
Interview with an Artist, Part 1
Interview with an Artist, Part 1
From Christian to commune to Roman Catholicism to Emergent, and finally finding home in Orthodoxy: Welcome to the life a... Read more
16 Aug 2012
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26mins