If we abuse or neglect anyone for any reason, if we celebrate cruelty and hatred toward any child of God, we will demonstrate that our true allegiance is to some false god of this world, not to the Savior Who identified Himself with “the least of these.” easternchristianinsights.com/2026/02/14/h...

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Now is the time to end our self-imposed exile and return to the Lord as His distinctive sons and daughters, irreplaceable persons who bear the divine image and likeness. easternchristianinsights.com/2026/02/07/h... #Christian #Orthodox #Lent

Today we are warned that it is entirely possible to corrupt prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and other laudable practices according to our own pride such that they become obstacles to receiving the healing mercy of the Savior. easternchristianinsights.com/2026/01/31/h...

Here's a homily on the Lord's interaction with Zacchaeus: easternchristianinsights.com/2025/01/25/r...

Those who have put on Christ like a garment in baptism must not prefer the nakedness of slavery to passions that lead to hatred and abuse of anyone who bears the divine image regardless of their nationality or political opinions. easternchristianinsights.com/2026/01/17/h...

In the waters of the Jordan, “Christ has appeared desiring to renew the whole creation.” easternchristianinsights.com/2026/01/10/s...

He enters the Jordan to restore Adam and Eve, and all their children, to the dignity of those who bear the image and likeness of God. easternchristianinsights.com/2026/01/03/h... #Orthodox #Theophany #Epiphany #Repentance #Baptism

Our vocation is not simply to avoid becoming as wicked as Herod, but to become like the Theotokos and Joseph the Betrothed. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/12/27/h...

Dec. 24: 10 AM, Royal Hours; 5 pm, Festal Orthros; and 6 pm, Divine Liturgy. All are welcome to celebrate the Nativity of Christ at 501 Sunset Drive, Abilene. www.stlukeorthodox.net

"On this blessed feast, my prayer for you is that God may remain with you, that you may always be aware of His presence, and that you may respond to Him." Nativity Message from Metropolitan Saba, 2025 www.antiochian.org/regularartic...

Like Daniel and the three holy youths, it is time for us to refuse to worship false gods and to trust that the Savior is with us and with all who endure the lions’ dens and fiery furnaces of life in a world enslaved to the fear of death. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/12/20/h...

Contrary to what we tell ourselves, the responsibilities of life are invitations to love and serve Christ in our neighbors. Nothing but our own lack of mindfulness can keep us from making our daily responsibilities points of entrance into eternal joy. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/12/13/h...

If we want to straighten up like the woman who had been bent over for eighteen years, we must become the Lord’s holy temples as we open our hearts to receive His gracious divine energies for strength and restoration. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/12/06/h...

If, like St. Andrew, we want to play our unique role in the salvation of the world, we must embrace the spiritual disciplines of this season of preparation for Christmas with faith, humility, and repentance. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/11/29/h...

To indulge in self-centeredness will make us isolated individuals who view others either as enemies to be feared and conquered or as pawns to be manipulated. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/11/22/f... #Orthodox #Advent #Christmas #Theotokos

If we are truly sharing in the life of the Savior, we must not become like those who judged Him for treating tax collectors and sinners with compassion. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/11/15/h...

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Since the Savior taught that “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also,” we must invest the treasure of our time, talents, and energy in tangible actions that convey the mercy of the Savior to the poor Lazaruses of our lives. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/11/01/p...

He is not a saint because of his military prowess but because, despite the grave dangers to the soul of shedding the blood of others, he gained the spiritual strength to make the ultimate witness of shedding his own blood. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/10/25/h... #Orthodox #Christian #Saints

We fool ourselves if we assume that malnourishment, homelessness, disease, trauma, imprisonment, and injustice are spiritually irrelevant. Were that the case, why would the Savior teach that however we treat “the least of these” is how we treat Him? easternchristianinsights.com/2025/10/18/h...

Blessed Feast Day of Saint Luke, the Holy Apostle and Evangelist! www.stlukeorthodox.net

Welcome home!

The icons are not merely religious art, but reminders that to become a truly human person is to become like Jesus Christ, Who refused to accommodate His ministry to what was popular and easy in first-century Palestine. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/10/11/h...

Like it or not, the true state of our souls is revealed by how we treat those we find it hardest to love. That is why we must be on guard against obsessing about the failings of people who have wronged us and cultivating fear and anger against them. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/10/04/t...

Our hope is neither in perfection acquired by our own willpower nor in our ability to dominate anyone else, but in the gracious mercy of the One Who offered up Himself for our salvation purely out of love. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/09/20/h...

Let us take up the cross of refusing to fill our eyes, ears, and minds with media that tempts us to hate, disregard, or refuse to forgive anyone who bears the image and likeness of God. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/09/13/h...

"The Gospel in the Ashes" by Fr. Samer Youssef www.antiochian.org/regularartic...

Today, education and human thinking have changed. People are formed in scientific reasoning, logic, and critical inquiry. They are more culturally aware, requiring the Gospel to be presented in a manner faithful to its spirit yet suited to the modern mind. www.antiochian.org/regularartic...

Let us celebrate the Nativity of the Theotokos by taking up our crosses as we turn away from all that distracts us from entering into the joy of the fulfillment of the ancient promises to Abraham to which the Savior has made us heirs by faith. easternchristianinsights.com/2025/09/06/h...