When Jesus began His teaching ministry with the words, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand," He was calling us to change the way we look at the world and consider the life of Orthodox Christianity. The only way for us to enter the kingdom of heaven is to change the way we…


When Jesus began His teaching ministry with the words, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,” He was calling us to change the way we look at the world and consider the life of Orthodox Christianity. The only way for us to enter the kingdom of heaven is to change the way we look at life. Christ’s call to repentance is a call to first and foremost acknowledge that we must change something about ourselves.