Everybody else was squirming. They were obviously having a hard time with the information and seemed to rather have been elsewhere. But I was at peace. It just made sense…
There's an old saying, "Life is simple, we make it complicated." And what complicates our lives the most? Well, if you'll allow me a bit of meddling, may I suggest…
It seems we humans have an ingrained "love" of fighting, defending ourselves, and drama. We are really good at it. Just look at the conflicts that are raging today in…
"My Want-To is broke." With that, my grandmother gave me another insight into real life. She was describing a very common problem all of us face. We know what we…
It took me a long time to finally get my mind and heart around the profound difference between wisdom and legislation. For most of my life, I spent most of…
St. Porphyrios said "Do not fight to expel darkness from the chamber of your soul. Open a tiny window for the light to enter, and the darkness will disappear!"
What a…
You may have seen a trend this week in our daily devotionals. I am using the phrase "Normal Orthodoxy" on purpose because we live in an age and society where…
Here's my biggest problem: I can't tell a weed from a good plant. So, when I discovered that my smartphone could help out with this, I was ecstatic! Maybe now…
Every wisdom literature of every ancient culture has a form of the wisdom "Know Yourself." The ancient Hellenic philosophers were all focused on developing that kind of self-knowledge to cultivate…
I'm not a gardener. I'm just not good at it. But the reason I'm not good at it is that I don't take the time to get good at it.…