All the sins and mistakes of all the people in the world who have ever lived all combined together and multiplied by a thousand plus ten can NEVER overpower God's love and peace!
Individually, our sins can never overpower Him. Collectively, our sins cannot exhaust Him. If that were remotely possible, He would not be God.…
Most of us know the German legend about Faust and his deal with the devil. Faust is a bit of a con man but he's unhappy with his life so he sells his soul to the devil in exchange for unlimited earthly knowledge and pleasure. Of course, the story doesn't end well and is meant…
One of the most vivid memories of my childhood was a punishment I received for making a mess in the basement of our house when I was just a boy. But this is what made it so memorable. The truth is I was always a kid who took the rules seriously. Of course, this didn't…
A wise man once said "You only get out of life what you put into it. Don't expect more until you do more." Wow. That's something to let echo in your head a bit and see what kind of insights it produces in your own life.
Of course, that's the purpose of wisdom. Not to be…
"A home is more than just where you live; it reflects who you are!" As I contemplated this quote, I wondered about the advice I've received through my life about the importance of making your bed every morning. I listened to this wise military man say this to a crowd of graduates at a ceremony…
Do you know why I hate curve roads? Because I can't see what's coming! And when I can't see what's coming, my brain starts filling in the blanks. And when that happens, I usually imagine the worst! Then fear sets in and that makes me blind to what is truly in front of me! I…
I never understood what my mom meant when she would say "This is going to hurt me more than you" when she'd discipline me until I became a parent myself. It's really true.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying God hurts more when He disciplines me than I do. God isn't like me…
Robert Louis Stevenson once said, "Sooner or later, everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences."
And this is precisely why it is always so corrosive to a person, to a community, and to society, to blindly chart a course of actions that ignore the consequences of our choices. Truth be told, the ignoring of consequences…
I love this quote from Sandra Carey "Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life." So very true. It seems we have been formed by our society to believe that the accumulation of information is education. Of course, it certainly is part of education. But…
Our Orthodox Christian calendar revolves around Pascha, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In fact, it isn't just our calendar, but our entire theology revolves around the Resurrection of Jesus. Jesus Christ conquering mortality is the public proclamation of our Christian Faith.
So, how do we celebrate the Resurrection? Well, first we prepare to…
