Don't kid yourself, the spiritual life is no cakewalk. And by that I mean there is a real struggle involved.
To put it like our Orthodox Fathers said - it is…
The old saying is "There ain't no way to put lipstick on a pig." It meant that no matter how hard you try, you can't make a horrible situation better…
Why do you think the way you think? In other words, what forms your opinions, priorities, and actions. Why do you choose what you choose? All of these questions go…
Have you ever heard of the story of the donkey who saved a prophet’s life by talking to him? And you thought your dreams were strange! Seriously, this powerful story…
In our nihilistic age, with all the turmoil of our society from pandemics to politics to violence in the streets, we moderns seem to be having a crisis of purpose,…
How do you think? Or, a better question is, What has formed the way you think? SDcientists call this question "epistemology" from the Greek word "episteme." How you think flows…
There was a day when I relished a good theological argument. Jousting with this or that “opponent” over this or that doctrine was as much fun as it was challenging.…
Your life is a gift from the God Who loves you. The Creator has allowed you to be His tenants of His world, and all He asks is that we…
The word “asceticism” is something of a mystery to our modern way of life. We have lived with such plenty and such amazing comfort and ease for so long that…
Every parent has heard themselves say this at one time or another: “If you two don’t stop bickering, I’ll stop this car and punish you both!” I mean, surely I’m…