Articles by Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews

Religion: Orthodox Church
- Sermons & Essays
  - An Independence Day homily.
  - Your money or your life?
  - The Son and Sun of righteousness.
  - Be careful what you say and how you say it.
  - Agape is the highest form of love.
  - We don't know when Christ will reveal Himself to us.
  - John beat Peter but Peter entered first.
  - Mary supposed He was the gardener.
  - Encountering an empty tomb.
  - He was a man with a good reputation and full of faith and power.
  - Prayer, fasting, and giving alms.
  - Complaining about your blessings.
  - Faith accounts for a difference in the way we see.
  - Thirsting for God.
  - Blessed are they that don't see yet believe."
  - Jonah typified the Lord's three days in the tomb.
  - Fasting opens our eyes to the spiritual dimension of life.
  - How established is our faith?
  - "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."
  - God's love is real and tangible.
  - "Humility is a strange thing; the moment you think you have it, you have lost it."
  - What the Canaanite woman can teach us.
  - Regardless of how you look at Zacchaeus, Jesus looks up, sees him and calls out to him.
  - Eight lessons we can draw from Christ's temptation in the desert.
  - Why is all human life sacred?
  - The Church as ekklesia or "the ones called out."
  - How do we think about peace in an age of terror and lawlessness?
  - How do we really prepare for Christmas?
  - Where are we investing our money? In ourselves or in God?
  - If you were asked "Why do you go to church?" what answer would you give?
  - Am I happy to share of my possessions, even if I have not been asked?
  - How do we control our thoughts?
  - Jesus Christ calls us to faith in God, through His own example of love, faith and trust in His Father.
  - What does Jesus mean when He says, "call no man father?"
  - St. Gregory Palamas and the prayer of the heart.
  - How to draw closer to God.
  - Do we carry the cross Christ has given us, or do we seek another?
  - Who do you say that I am?
  - All healing is from God.
  - So how did the disciples go from dense, deserters, deniers and doubters to faithful, fervent, fearless defenders of the Gospel of the risen Lord?
  - What is Black Liberation Theology?
  - I pray everyday or I pray a lot and I still feel depressed and unhappy.
  - With fasting, the Church is not asking us to emaciate or starve ourselves.
  - What do the scriptures say about when life begins?
  - We cannot add another hour or two to the 24 we have each day nor can we add a day to each week.
  - The devastating deceit that wealth can blind us to God and our utter dependence on Him.
  - Baptists should get their own house in order first.
  - As gossip moves, the destruction spreads.
  - Four important principles of giving.
  - It easier to read a map, drive on a road, or follow a person on a path in the dark of night or in the brightness of day?
  - How do we respond when treated poorly?
  - "Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them."
  - We express our submission and obedience to God by bending our knees or kneeling.
  - "...that thy days may be well with thee."
  - Chaos, nihilism and destruction are characteristics of the presence of evil.
  - The movie has a valuable lesson to think about.
  - She is the example for all mankind.
  - Do you know the prayer and what it teaches?
  - Back to the basics.
  - The story starts back in the Garden of Eden.
  - What does synaxis really mean anyway?
  - How do we walk as children of the Light in the way that St. Paul exhorts us?
  - Do I rule my wealth or does my wealth rule me?
  - How we think about God (even if we don't believe) affects how we think.
  - Procrastination has a spiritual dimension.
  - Everyone has a master.

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Articles by Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews

Religion: Orthodox Church

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