“For all this His anger is not turned away and His hand is stretched out still.” (Isaiah 9:12, 17, 21, and 10:4) It is a good rule of thumb that if the Lord says something twice in Holy Scriptures, we should be extra attentive. In pondering today’s daily reading from Isaiah, we find the phrase […]
“The Lord Jesus wants to make all men similar to Himself. As the Son of God, He wants all men to become the adopted sons of God. As a King, He wants them to be co-kings with Him. As a Priest, to be co-priests with Him. As Almighty, to share in His strength. As Eternal, […]
Our UpWord Glance for this past Monday ended with these words: We offend God when we burn with envy over someone else’s success. Unlike Cain, we must learn to “master it” when it comes to envy. If we feel envy rising up inside us, we should begin “to do what is right” …to speak well […]
Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry is guided by a talented and dedicated Board of Trustees. We are highlighting their experience and expertise so that you can know who leads us. Fr. John Kowalczyk is the Director of Field Education and Senior Lecturer in Ethics at St. Tikhon’s Seminary, contract chaplain at the SCI Waymart Forensic Treatment […]
“It’s not fair! I should have won that award not her!” “I don’t understand why people seem to like him more than me!” “How did that clown get promoted over me?” There is a great line in one of my favorite all time movies, The Island. A very scholarly, intelligent monk is upset because all […]
“Keep sound wisdom and discretion; let them not escape from your sight, and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck. Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stumble. If you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will […]
“Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” (Genesis 2:16-17) Our journey has brought us to a junction in the trail. The first sign points in […]
“Come and let us walk in the light of the Lord.” (Isaiah 2:5) Yesterday, the Holy Prophet Isaiah invited us to “come” climb a mountain in order to draw closer to the Lord (Isaiah 2:3). Today, he explains how we will be able to see the path clearly to make this journey: “Come” walk in the light […]
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that He may teach us his ways and that we may walk in His paths.” (Isaiah 2:3) The Holy Prophet Isaiah has just invited us to climb a mountain to draw closer to the Lord. Climbing […]
I had a dream last night. It may have come about because I was thinking about writing devotionals for Great Lent as I fell asleep or it may have been the bowl of ice cream smothered in chocolate syrup I consumed in the afternoon. Either way, I awakened from that dream knowing that it was […]