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The Brother We No Longer Want
On the Sin Beneath Judgment “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:35 The stories of Timothy and Abba Poimen in The Evergetinos are not ultimately about sin. They are about love. Or rather, they are about what happens when love disappears. In the first story, a brother is undergoing temptation. Timothy advises that he be expelled. Immediately the temptation falls upon Timothy himself. Why? Because God is cruel? No. Be
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jun 73 min read
Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight
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
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jun 63 min read
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