Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
  • Support
  • Blog
    • Orthodoxy
    • Church Fathers
    • Poetry
    • Personal
  • Prayer Ropes
    • Order A Prayer Rope
    • Choosing A Prayer Rope
    • Store
  • Daily Readings

Toe In The Bosphorus

Beauty Will Save The World

Category: Theology

Forgiveness Is Our First Weapon

Posted on November 3, 2020November 1, 2020 by Peter B in Orthodoxy, Theology

Resisting Evil

Tagged Anger, Archbishop Averky, Asceticism, evil, forgiveness, Struggle, The Struggle For Virtue, vengeance, Virtue1 Comment

The Death of Sin

Posted on October 26, 2020October 25, 2020 by Peter B in Orthodoxy, Theology

A Christian Understanding of Freedom

Tagged Archbishop Averky, Asceticism, free will, freedom, happiness, Heaven, hell, Sin, Struggle, The Struggle For Virtue, Virtue1 Comment

The Desire of the Spirit

Posted on October 22, 2020October 16, 2020 by Peter B in Orthodoxy, Theology

Awakening Our Conscience

Tagged Archbishop Averky, Culture, Faith, Flesh, Humility, Ignatius Brianchaninov, Pride, Salvation, Sin, The Struggle For Virtue1 Comment

Love and Altruism

Posted on October 19, 2020October 18, 2020 by Peter B in Orthodoxy, Theology

Examining the difference between love from God and love from the world

Tagged The Struggle For Virtue1 Comment

The True Meaning of Spirituality

Posted on October 16, 2020October 15, 2020 by Peter B in Orthodoxy, Theology

Fulfilling the needs of the spirit within the tripartite man

Tagged Archbishop Averky, Asceticism, Body, Flesh, Soul, Spirit, Struggle, The Struggle For Virtue, Virtue1 Comment

The State of Man

Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 by Peter B in Orthodoxy, Theology

Repentance and Humility in The Struggle For Virtue

Tagged Archbishop Averky, Asceticism, Humility, Pride, Struggle, The Struggle For Virtue, Virtue1 Comment

What Is Asceticism

Posted on October 14, 2020October 15, 2020 by Peter B in Orthodoxy, Theology

An Introduction to The Struggle For Virtue by Archbishop Averky

Tagged Archbishop Averky, Asceticism, Pride, Sanctification, Sin, Spiritual Warfare, Struggle, The Struggle For Virtue, Virtue1 Comment

St. John Cassian On Anger

Posted on July 30, 2019October 13, 2020 by Peter B in Church Fathers, Orthodoxy, Personal, Theology

In which I confess that I am a worm, and not a man. Lord, have mercy.

Tagged Anger, John Cassian, Prayer, Sin, WrathLeave a comment

Lessons of Repentance from Evagrios the Solitude in the Philokalia

Posted on June 14, 2019October 13, 2020 by Peter B in Church Fathers, Orthodoxy, Theology

Reflections on the Philokalia, instructions for beginning to pray.

Tagged Asceticism, Evagrios the Solitary, Philokalia, Prayer, Repentance, SalvationLeave a comment

What I Love Most About the Orthodox Church… and What Makes Me Uneasy

Posted on January 7, 2019October 13, 2020 by Peter B in Orthodoxy, Personal, Theology

A few reflections on what I love about Orthodoxy, as well as some things that still make me uneasy as I continue to draw closer to the Church.

Tagged Church, Conversion, Protestantism, Saints, Salvation, Testimony, Worship4 Comments

Posts navigation

Older posts

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 188 other subscribers

Thanks to my supporters

The following individuals are my primary supporters who help provide the gift of free prayer ropes around the world:

$10/mo Supporters

  • Phillip Ross
  • Marsha Kosloff Mcallister
  • Joseph Eby

Give the Gift of a Free Prayer Rope:

Categories

  • Bible
  • Church Fathers
  • Orthodoxy
  • Personal
  • Poetry
  • Politics
  • Saints
  • Theology

Archives

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • Toe In The Bosphorus
    • Join 70 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Toe In The Bosphorus
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...