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I never will forget the look on his face when I told this man that "Happiness is a choice." You see, he had come into my office insisting that he wasn't happy and asking what could he do about it. He wanted to hear me tell him to change his life, and I had just…

Socrates said "The only true wisdom is to know you know nothing." Deep! But is the great philosopher right? In a sense, yes, because to know you know nothing means you must be in relationships to know anything. One of the most powerful draws for me in my own journey to Orthodox Christianity was this…

OK, it’s a great scene: Indiana Jones and his dad have reached the cave where they believe the Holy Grail has been hidden. But, to get to the treasure Indy has to pass some tests. As he approaches the first test, he remembers the words of warning “Only the penitent man will pass.” As he…

“How can it be wrong when it feels so right?” Probably one of the most overused lines in the history of mankind right before someone does something really stupid! Yeah, I know, I’ve said it myself! So, why is it we humans get ourselves into messes like this? Simple, we let our heart be our…

One of the human parables of every human culture on earth is the warning against pride. As the scriptures declare " pride goes before a fall." And it seems that each human tribe has a multitude of stories that prove that truth over and over again. Once such story from my own Southern family was…

Nancy Gibbs once remarked "Virtue, like viruses, have their season of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity strikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny." But what's even more surprising is modern studies show a spike in feelings of happiness and joy when someone is generous. You actually get a rush of endorphins…