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Frederica Mathewes-Green
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People don't do theology in a vacuum but in a community with other theological thinkers, where there's jealousy, vanity, hurt pride, all those things. Frederica Mathewes-Green
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Easter may seem boring to children, and it is blessedly unencumbered by the silly fun that plagues Christmas. Yet it contains the one thing needful for every human life: the good news of Resurrection. Frederica Mathewes-Green
Life Christmas Good News Good News Every Easter One Thing Boring Silly Seem Resurrection Contains Unencumbered May Human Children The One Thing Human Life Fun Thing
God is not looking for repayment, but repentance. What heals a broken relationship is sincere love and contrition. Frederica Mathewes-Green
Love God Relationship Broken Looking Repentance Sincere Heals Repayment Contrition
There are lots of things to like about being Eastern Orthodox - incense, liturgies, all the baklava you can eat - but you know what I like best? None of that stupid 'women's ministry' stuff. Frederica Mathewes-Green
Best You Women Stupid Eastern Ministry Eat About Stuff Like Know None Lots Being Incense Things Orthodox
The Church is the safe place to be. I can safely believe everything the Church teaches. It will not harm me, and in fact it will equip me to grow and grow and have a better and better ability to experience that direct presence. Frederica Mathewes-Green
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I was raised in a nominal Roman Catholic home, but without any really strong faith there. Frederica Mathewes-Green
Faith Home Strong Nominal Catholic Without Any Roman Roman Catholic Really Raised
I know by experience that Jesus Christ is a very powerful spirit - I know by experience that he is probably the most powerful spirit in the universe. I know by experience he is not a mere human being. He is something beyond that. Frederica Mathewes-Green
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The Orthodox hierarchy doesn't have the kind of power that high-ranking clergy do in other churches. There isn't even a worldwide governing board to hold all the various Orthodox bodies together. Frederica Mathewes-Green
Together Power Other Worldwide Churches Hierarchy Kind Various Clergy Governing Hold Board Bodies Even Orthodox
Someone who wanted to challenge Orthodoxy would not be able to locate a building to hold a protest march in front of. The faith is too diffused. Frederica Mathewes-Green
Faith Challenge Building Too Locate Would Able Someone Protest Front Wanted Hold Who March Orthodoxy
Lots of Orthodox go to church every Sunday but don't know much about the faith. Yet they know that there is something that they don't know much about. Frederica Mathewes-Green
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The New Testament Scriptures are full of references to the malice of the devil, but we generally overlook them. I think this is because our idea of salvation is that Christ died on the cross to pay His Father the debt for our sins. Frederica Mathewes-Green
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A segregated spiritual subculture does women no good, even if it does have adorable butterflies in the logo. Frederica Mathewes-Green
Good Spiritual Women Adorable Segregated Does Subculture Even Butterflies
God's presence is not just Light, and Life, but Love. And Love invites, but does not compel. Frederica Mathewes-Green
Life Love God Light Invites Does Just Compel Presence
What's wrong with us isn't a rap sheet of bad deeds, but a damaged heart, a soul-sickness, that plunges us into fearful self-protection, alienation from God and others. Frederica Mathewes-Green
God Heart Others Alienation Rap Bad Fearful Wrong Sheet Us Deeds Damaged
The Bible, that powerful book, has many effects: it comforts, counsels, instructs, and brings us into the presence of God. But trying to erase offense as one of its functions is a fundamentally misguided task. Frederica Mathewes-Green
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