This past weekend in my message, "The Pursuit of God," I referenced a quotation by St. Gregory of Nyssa taken from his influential work The Life of Moses: “Once having set foot upon the ladder…he [Moses] continually climbed to the step above and never ceased to rise higher, because he always found a step higher …
The Unseen is Seen: a poetic reflection on the incarnation
“For ask now about former ages, long before your own, ever since the day that God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of heaven to the other: Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has its like ever been heard of? Has any people ever heard the voice of …
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The Weekend Wanderer: 12 April 2025
"The Weekend Wanderer" is a weekly curated selection of news, stories, resources, and media on the intersection of faith and culture for you to explore through your weekend. Wander through these links however you like and in any order you like. Disclaimer: I do not necessarily agree with all the views expressed within these articles …
“God is One”: St. Maximos the Confessor on the Trinity
One of the most spiritually encouraging readings I have engaged in this past year and presently is from a collection of Eastern Orthodox writings called The Philokalia. I first heard of this work through the writings of Richard Foster and the work of Renovaré. The second volume of the complete text of The Philokalia is …
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A Prayer to the God of Peace
"Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen." (Hebrews 13:20-21) …
Matthew Erickson 