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Faith on Friday: The Transforming Grace of God

August 22, 2014 Susan

As a Christian, I have always believed in the transforming Grace of God. Just like I’ve always believed in so…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: anxiety, Daily Lives Miracles and Wisdom of the Saints Calendar, depression, grace, losing weight, Orthodox Church, Orthodoxy, prayer, Saint John Chrysostom, soul, spirituality, transformation, transforming grace of God

Faith on Friday: On Prayer, Fasting, and Poetry

June 20, 2014 Susan 2 Comments

First let me say that I try not to whine on this blog. But after a little whining in Wednesday’s…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Apostles' Fast, Circling Faith: Southern Women on Spirituality, Facing Altars, fasting, Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Idiot Psalms, Mary Karr, Orthodox Church, Orthodoxy, poetry, prayer, Prayers by the Lake, Saint Nikolai Velimirovich, Scott Cairns

Faith on Friday: The Beautiful Transformation

June 6, 2014 Susan

This weekend my husband and I will be visiting “the Holy City” (as the locals call it). No, we’re not…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: " Dorrance Dance, "The Holy City, Charleston, Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Charleston, iconography, icons, Orthodoxy, Photios Kontoglou, Spoleto Festival Charleston

Faith on Friday: Hump Sunday (We’re half-way there!)

March 21, 2014 Susan 2 Comments

Today I’m continuing my Lenten reflections from the book, God For Us. You can catch up from previous posts here:…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Beth Bevis, God For Us, Grent Lent, hump day, Orthodoxy, Scott Cairns, Sunday of the Cross, Sundays of Great Lent, VEneration of the Cross

Mental Health Monday: WTF Part 2

March 3, 2014 Susan

In July of 2012, I did a short post titled WTF. The expression returned to me yesterday and today, as…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Clean Monday, Great Lent, kites, Orthodoxy, RIver Inn Harbor Town Memphis, snow, What the Fuck?, winter storm, WTF

Faith on Friday: Preparing for Great Lent with Concrete and Personal Love

February 21, 2014 Susan

This coming Sunday is known in the Orthodox Church as the Sunday of the Last Judgment, or “Judgment Sunday.” It’s…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Ancient Faith Radio, fasting, Father Alexander Schmemann, Father Thomas Hopko, feeding the homeless, Great Lent, helping the poor, Judgment Sunday, Meatfare Sunday, Orthodoxy, preparing for Great Lent

Faith on Friday: God For Us

January 31, 2014 Susan 2 Comments

    With the celebrations of Christmas and New Year’s only a month behind us, Christians are already looking ahead…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alexander Schmemann, bright sadness, fasting, Flannery O'Conner, God For Us, Great Lent, Orthodoxy, spirituality, The Lenten Spring, The Violent Bear it Away, Thomas Hopko

Faith on Friday: Remembering One Who Was Full of Faith

October 4, 2013 Susan

Six years ago this coming Sunday, I lost a dear friend and spiritual mother. Urania Alissandratos, whom many called “Yia…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: "Watching", boiled wheat, faith, Kolliva, Orthodox meorial prayers, Orthodoxy, prayer, St. Katherine Review, Trisagion Prayers for the Dead

Faith on Friday: I’ll Die Upon My Faith (A Coptic Orphan’s Poem)

August 23, 2013 Susan

I just read this poem by a Coptic (Orthodox Christian) orphan in Egypt. Please take a few minutes to watch…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: "I'll Die Upon My Faith", Coptic Christians, Coptic Orphan's Poem, Coptic Orphans, Egypt, Orthodox Christians in Egpyt, Orthodoxy

Faith on Friday: Wow

August 16, 2013 Susan

Back in February I did a blog post called “WOW: The Third Essential Prayer.” I had forgotten about that post…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anne Lamott, Dormition of the Mother of God, faith, Help Thanks Wow, Mother of God, Orthodoxy, spirituality

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