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“You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. And also if anyone competes in athletics, ...
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Dear Friends,
I recently spoke with a group of young men who are trying to find their way. These young men are looking at spending “time” in prison for using and selling the drug Methedrine. The Methedrine drug has been around for many ye...
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“Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!” “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life.”
Dear Friends,
I recently received this letter and thought I wou...
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“Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!”
Dear Friends of the Fellowship of St. Silas,
We trust you experienced the beauty of the light in the empty tomb! I am reminded of the words in the Creed, that we recite during church, “And He shall come again...
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"Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breast-plate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quenc...
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Greetings in Christ's name!
One of our spiritual sons wrote this:
"I do understand how baptism will clean our heart from all evil and allow God’s love within our soul. It has taken a lot of faith to get where I am in my life now, deep soul searching t...
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Dear Fr. David,
Greetings in the Lord! I am full of hope and excitement for a bright future. My Savior Jesus Christ has shown me love and forgiveness over the years when I needed direction in my life. Now I feel a deep desire to retur...
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"And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.” Greetings in the Lord!As you may know, over this past Christmas season the Fellowship of St. ...
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Good Morning!
I believe chains can be broken. The context taken from "The Great Horologion" comes from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The chains of St. Peter were eventually taken to Rome, the very city where Peter was martyred. Al...
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"Christ is Born! Glorify Him!"
"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of heavenly host praising God and saying: Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, good will toward men!" Greetings in Christ's Holy Name!
The seas...
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Dear Very Rev. Fr. David Ogan,
A few weeks ago in late October I sent you a letter, but you did not get it because your address has now changed. Now I have your new address.
Hopefully you will get this letter and the one I sent you in Octobe...
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Dear Father David,
Just a note to say Hello and also thank you for your love and kindness. I thank God for giving you a purpose which you have been faithful to. I pray you and all your loved ones had a blessed and joyful Thanksgiving.
Even t...
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Greetings, during this season of spiritual renewal!
A prisoner's life can be and is very dull. When any act of violence takes place in the facility, everyone is locked down for 23 hours. They can only be let out to take a shower.
We send in ...
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Dear Friends of the Fellowship of St. Silas,
As you can see from the heading we have changed our address. Yes, for the time being we have moved to Nashville Tennessee to be closer to our children and grandchildren.
Everything thing else is the same. We ...
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I greet you as the days of summer turn into fall.
For those of us who live in the South, summer is joy and misery. Sometimes it gets so hot and humid that you can poach an egg on the sidewalk. The mosquitoes and the lightning bugs filled our nights with ...
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I greet you this season of our blessed Theotokos. We trust that you had a very blessed feast day.
A couple of weeks ago I recently was asked to attend a meeting at a local crises unit. It was a lock down unit at an Psychiatric Ward at the local hospital....
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We greet you during this season of Pentecost!
The other day I had a discussion with a young man and he asked me what type of ministry I am involved with. I explained to him "what I do" and he said it must be very hard. I explained it is a bit difficult w...
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Christ is Risen!
Can you imagine having no contact with family, friends or even enemies? One of those we correspond with is in Pelican Bay prison in California This maximum security prison isolates inmates where they have almost no human contact. He neve...
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And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing a white as snow. And the guards shook for fear ...
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"I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond...
