An Orthodox Perspective on the Nine Gifts of the Spirit (1 Cor. 12:8-10)
Dear Dr. Todd, Thank you very much for your very eloquent and informative contribution to our Conversation. You may be interested to hear about…
Some Historical Considerations
Dear Bob, In thinking about how to respond to your very engaging description of the spiritual life of Latter Day Saints, I’m reminded of…
The Orthodox Fellowship of St. Moses the Black
Dear Farris, Thank you for your words about Black Christianity, and your deep concern about the wounds from the bitter experience of slavery in…
John Wesley and Eastern Orthodoxy
Dear Sarah, Thank you for your informative contribution to our ongoing conversation. You are probably aware of the fascinating ways John Wesley is linked…
Growth in Christ through the Nicene Creed, and the Icons
Dear Christopher, Thank you very much for your quite beautiful description of the Pietist spirit/ethos. I think, from an Orthodox perspective, there’s so much…
Called to be Saints
Dear David, Thank you very much for your personal testimony of your conversion to Christ, and your very clear recognition and understanding that that…
“Let the Children Come Unto Me”
Dear Wesley, I’m so glad you mentioned children, saying, “When I sit with my two grandchildren on my lap, my Reformed theology gets undone. …
Mystical Communion with the Lord in his Energies
Dear Randall, Thanks for your posting. I was intrigued to learn about your spiritual journey. It made me think of how our Orthodox professor…
Promptings towards a Sacramental Worldview
Thank you very much, Dr. King, for your efforts to bring some order of understanding to what seems to be the very complicated and…
On the Real Possibility of Theosis
Dear Mark, Thank you for your well thought out and articulate description of how people in various strands of Lutheranism understand how to follow…