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My new Bible study on the Holy Gospel according to St. John the Theologian has launched at www.orthodoxyouth.org/john. The study contains full-color study guides, quizzes, and the homilies by St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel.

There is currently only a study guide for the first chapter - I'll add more study guides through the first few months of 2009 as the youth in Teen SOYO go through the

Click here to listen to this week's episode of Jason's Get Wisdom podcast, and http://www.orthodoxyouth.org/romans/pdf/chapter12.pdf to download a free study guide for this episode.

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Our love for other people should be not only for those with whom we have good relations, but also those who hate us. Our Lord states:

You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your

Click here to listen to this week's episode of Jason's Get Wisdom podcast, and click here to download the study guide for this episode.

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Romans chapter nine deals with the issue of God’s fairness: is it fair for God to extend His mercy to some people, but refuse to extend it to others?

It may be easy for you to read St. Paul’s explanation that God is free to bring anyone

Click here to listen to this week's episode of Jason's Get Wisdom podcast, and click here to download the free study guide for this episode.

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Imagine that your world is falling apart around you: you are receiving failing grades at school; you are about to lose your after-school job; you learn that someone you do not like has been spreading lies about you. As you look at

Click here to listen to this week's episode of Jason's Get Wisdom podcast, and click here to download the free study guide for this episode.

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Overcoming the passions is one of the central foci of the Orthodox life. St. Maximos the Confessor defines passion as “an impulse of the soul contrary to nature, as in the case of mindless love or mindless hatred for someone or for