Keeping a Positive Attitude Our attitude has an impact that can keep us from growing spiritually. A bad attitude impacts the way we live, and hurts those around us, negatively influencing our family, our friends, and our church community. We must commit ourselves to keeping a positive attitude, for negative
Author: Abbot Tryphon
I am abbot of All-Merciful Saviour Orthodox Monastery (ROCOR) on Vashon Island, WA. The island is a twenty minute ferry ride from West Seattle, and a fifteen minute crossing from Tacoma.
Surrounded by the Salish Sea, the island is some 87% undeveloped forest, with a rural population of around eleven thousand citizens. If you wish to contact me personally, you can email me at: abbottryphon@vashonmonks.com
He is our only hope through the suffering to come.
You Were Created to be an Instrument of God’s Glory If you think you are simply the result of a random evolutionary happening, you are wrong. You were created, molded if you will, by the Father of Lights. You were granted life by God in order to enter into a
In Christ We Become New Creatures As we struggle to make spiritual progress we do battle with the old self. We work against old habits that have kept us stuck and prevented the change we so desire in our quest for communion with God. Our sins and passions have become
Today at 11 AM PST, my spiritual son and fellow YouTuber Daniel, AKA Young Penitent, is interviewing me for his channel. Please join the live conversation or watch the recorded version at the following link: https://youtube.com/live/1o_VQdXk7c8?feature=shareb
In Christ We Become New Creatures As we struggle to make spiritual progress we do battle with the old self. We work against old habits that have kept us stuck and prevented the change we so desire in our quest for communion with God. Our sins and passions have become
Your life is not about you. Live in Christ. Together.
The Standards of Our Faith Should Govern the Way We Dress The Old Testament is filled with the image of God’s people being a holy people, set apart. The ancient Israelites were not like their neighbors. Their values and their faith impacted everything about them. They dressed differently than many