Dialogue in an Age of Contention
by Alexei Laushkin Today, the U.S. House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment against the President. It’s an interesting day to consider what dialogue has to teach us in an...
Meaning of Advent: A Season that Invites us into God’s Timing
by Alexei Laushkin This season leading up to Christmas, traditionally known as Advent, can be very busy, so much so that we can miss the staggering invitation, peace, and tranquility which...
Deepening a Prayer Life
Deepening a Life of Prayer How do you make time for God? Many Christians have a great desire to spend time with God, but it never seems to translate to action....
So, How Do you Seek First the Kingdom of God?
By Alexei Laushkin Our lives are governed by desires and wants, goals and plans, and if we were to think about them we would soon recognize that for most of us...
Anticipating Immanuel in Troubling Times
by Alexei Laushkin The Prophet Isaiah introduces Immanuel in a very unusual way. Soon after his call and commission he is discoursing with Ahaz King of Judah, as the captivity of...
Statement on National Policy Institute
Statement by Alexei Laushkin, Board Member, Kingdom Mission Society: The National Policy Institute and some of their friends in the alt-right movement, represent the fringe of American society. Christians do not...
Aiming for Higher Ground
by Alexei Laushkin Hymn writing has fascinating origins. Take this hymn by Johnson Oatman Jr. (1856-1926). He’s a clergyman from New Jersey, a bit of a journeyman as a pastor but...
On Historical Memory
by Alexei Laushkin I’ve been reading a pretty interesting book Church and State in American History by John F. Wilson. It’s written in 1965 and has a wide range of primary source...
The Aim of the Christian Life
by Alexei Laushkin The following account between Saint Seraphim of Sarov, a 19th century Russian Saint, and Count Nicholas Motovilov (click here) is well worth taking the time to read in full....
Taking a Break from the News
by Alexei Laushkin Let listening to worldly news be bitter food for you, and let the words of saintly men be as combs filled with honey (St. Basil) In the world...