It's Later Than You Think | Seraphim Rose | Minimal Red Design with Halo | Apocalyptic Ethos | Orthodox Christian HoodieWe must not artificially isolate ourselves from the reality of todays world; rather, we must learn to use the best things the world has to offer, for everything good in the worldif we are only wise enough to see itpoints to God, and we must make use of it. Too many people make the mistake of limiting Orthodoxy to church services, set prayers, and the occasional reading of a spiritual book. True Orthodoxy, however, requires a commitment that involves

the first and the last

’ says the Lord

Thou shalt open my lips

For the reason of our reciting this confession of God

but behind them a desolate wilderness

a day of darkness and gloom

asking Him to cure the king's leprosy

The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: but while men slept

Sacramental and self-sacrificial living are what prepares a person for the Paraousia - for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ - and for the Paradise which will follow it

I bind unto myself today the might of the Incarnation of Christ with that of His Baptism

- Romans 8:13-25 (RSV)

“For though we walk in the flesh