Organic Orthodoxy Theological Themes of the Vespers 3 Aug 2021 The Church is primordially a worshipping community. The doctrines fall secondary to worship. It is in the corporate and communal experience of worship the Church identifies its being as the…
Organic Orthodoxy The Rebellious Ones 21 Jul 202128 Nov 2021 Time and again the resurrection narrative of Christ shatters the complacency of our discipleship. Each time we read the same we are coerced to ask ourselves whether we follow Christ…
Organic Orthodoxy Pedagogy Of Faith 5 Jul 202128 Nov 2021 When Christ sent those seventy evangelists (whose memory we commemorate today) as lambs amidst wolves asking them to forsake even the bare necessities (purse, bag and sandals - Lk. 10:4)…
Organic Orthodoxy The Creed Of St. Thomas 2 Jul 202128 Nov 2021 The destiny of any theological pursuit or biblical exegesis is consummated in the confession of St. Thomas the Apostle; “My Lord and my God.” This is the reason John deliberately…
Organic Orthodoxy Apostolic Legacy 30 Jun 202128 Nov 2021 One of the major qualifiers of the Orthodox Church is its Apostolicity. Its theology is informed by significant and diverse tributaries of Apostolic Tradition (both written and unwritten) which encompasses…
Organic Orthodoxy Colossians: Through An Imperial-Critical Lens 21 May 202131 Jul 2021 “No one can serve two masters” (Matt. 6:24) There is an African adage which goes; “Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify…
Organic Orthodoxy Theology of Human Body 13 May 202131 Jul 2021 Christianity is a faith that affirms the dignity and sanctity of human body. We believe in an embodied God; a God who chose to take flesh and dwell among us.…
Organic Orthodoxy Mother Maria Skobstova: The Unorthodox Orthodox Saint 13 Apr 202131 Jul 2021 “Piety, Piety, but where is the love that moves mountain?” ~ St. Maria Mother Maria happens to be one of the most unconventional Orthodox saints to have ever lived. Having…
Organic Orthodoxy A Kaleidoscope of Theophany 24 Jan 202131 Jul 2021 Fasting was the primary injunction given by God to human beings soon after we were created. We were admonished not to consume from the tree of knowledge for we were…
Organic Orthodoxy Embrace Our Mortality 11 Jan 202131 Jul 2021 We live in a death-defying culture and therefore the only thing that can unify human beings is the threat of death. We no longer seek genuinely to live but only…