PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

On Renewal, Confidence, and the Gifts We Have Been Given “No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it on the lampstand where it shines for everyone in the house.” Matthew 5:15 One of the recurring temptations in the life of the Church is to become custodians of treasures we no longer fully believe are treasures. We preserve them. We defend them. We speak about their importance. Yet we hesitate to offer them with conviction. Perhaps this happens because we have bec