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  • The Pantokrator Icon of Christ

    Painting an ancient icon, or “writing the icon,” as practitioners of this spiritual tradition call it, always brings me closer to Christ. The work is a form of meditation and prayer, so it is part of the transformation process of bringing me nearer to Christ. I always feel more centered when I’m in the presence…

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  • The first bright light of creation must have been an awesome sight. Of course, only God was there to see it or hear it. The earth was a formless void, and darkness covered the face of the deep. Genesis 1:3 tells us, “Then God said, “Let there be light;” and there was light.” I have…

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  • The Witness of the Cross

    We are a people who follow Jesus, “the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and (who) has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God,” as the writer of Hebrews 12:2 reminds us.…

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