The secret behind the Bible’s most highlighted verse

Joel J. Miller

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Theology

The secret behind the Bible’s most highlighted verse

Joel J. Miller

There’s nothing scientific about the survey, but it does seem significant that the most highlighted passage in the most highlighted book addresses worry, doubt, and disquiet. The problem is that these verses don’t fully address the problem.

On the Sign of the Cross

Fr. John Whiteford

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Rating: 7.6|Votes: 7

On the Sign of the Cross

Fr. John Whiteford

What is the significance of the sign of the Cross? Why is it performed when it is? When is it preformed besides after a prayer? Fr. John Whiteford answers these questions on his blog.

Videos: What is Orthodox Christianity? An Answer in Three Parts

Fr. Daniel Mackay

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Education

Rating: 10|Votes: 1

Videos: What is Orthodox Christianity? An Answer in Three Parts

Fr. Daniel Mackay

At a time when people turn to videos for information, the documentary What is Orthodox Christianity? An Answer in Three Parts aims to employ the aesthetics and resources of the Orthodox Church in order to reinforce the content of the message. Rather than conventional movie-making techniques like interviewed subjects, the use of actors, or narrator, this documentary uses still images, readable text, and other aesthetic elements to explain He Who came as both Word (Logos) and Image (Icon).

St. John Chrysostom and the Light of Tabor

Dr. Christopher Veniamin

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Theology

Rating: 8.4|Votes: 5

St. John Chrysostom and the Light of Tabor

Dr. Christopher Veniamin

A study of his sermon reveals the saint understood the light of Transfiguration as a manifestation of divinity—consistent with Orthodox theology as later more fully elucidated.

An Orthodox Look at English Translations of the Bible

Fr. John Whiteford

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Theology

Rating: 7.3|Votes: 45

An Orthodox Look at English Translations of the Bible

Fr. John Whiteford

If one wishes to study the Scriptures, one of the most important things that he must do is to acquire a good translation of the text, unless he just happens to know Biblical Hebrew, and Koine Greek. Especially nowadays, when it seems there is a new translation or study Bible that is published each year, it is not a simple choice to make.