Maxioms by St. John Chrysostom
Seeing, then, it is no longer the fisherman, the son of Zebedee, but He who knoweth "the deep things of read more
Seeing, then, it is no longer the fisherman, the son of Zebedee, but He who knoweth "the deep things of God" (I Cor. ii. 10), the Holy Spirit, I mean, that striketh this lyre, let us hearken accordingly. For he will say nothing to us as a man, but what he saith, he will say from the depths of the Spirit.
Ascension A comprehended god is no god.
Ascension A comprehended god is no god.
When we once begin to form good resolutions, God gives us every opportunity of carrying them out.
When we once begin to form good resolutions, God gives us every opportunity of carrying them out.
Feast of Henry Martyn, Translator of the Scriptures, Missionary in India & Persia, 1812 I hear no one boast, read more
Feast of Henry Martyn, Translator of the Scriptures, Missionary in India & Persia, 1812 I hear no one boast, that he hath a knowledge of the Scriptures, but that he owneth a Bible written in golden characters. And tell me then, what profiteth this? The Holy Scriptures were not given to us that we should enclose them in books, but that we should engrave them upon our hearts.
Every day the church here (in Antioch] feeds 3000 people. Besides this, the church daily helps provide food and clothes read more
Every day the church here (in Antioch] feeds 3000 people. Besides this, the church daily helps provide food and clothes for prisoners, the hospitalized, pilgrims, cripples, churchmen, and others. If only ten [other groups of] people were willing to do this, there wouldn't be a single poor man left in town.
