Peace Will Enter Our World Only If It Takes Root In Our Hearts In an age that is forever witnessing wars between nations, and civil wars within nations, peace seems to be something that is about as possible as the alchemy that would turn metal into gold. Peacemakers struggle to
Putting Our Focus Where It Belongs, In The Heart We all need to set sensible priorities, making sure we pay attention to our health, our family, and our spiritual life. We must not let our life be so full of work that we don’t allot time to focus on the
A Contemporary Man at Home in an Ancient Church As a modern, educated man, I have a rather broad interest in the arts, music, poetry, literature and history. My father was a golf pro and my mother was a professional church organist and piano teacher. My maternal grandmother played honky
We are to love God, and love our neighbor We live in a world bombarded with thousands of messages, some subtle and some not-so-subtle, merchandising the way we interact with others, and the way we relate to God. Much of what we glean from these messages is narcissistic in nature,
This War Could Easily Have Been Avoided As we witness negotiations failing and a fratricidal conflict manifesting in the current military actions in Ukraine, it presents us faithful Orthodox Christians with confusion and frustration. It’s tempting to despair and to judge one side or the other and allow this to
When we focus on God, we see not the sins of our neighbors Some people abandon themselves to sin in order to cover up their lack of self esteem. In their need for intimacy and acceptance, they seek out worldly pleasures, thinking these will fill the void that has kept
Withered Friendships verse Godly Friendships Sometimes the only way to move forward is for us to commit to walking away from friendships that have kept us from growing, so we face the reality that perhaps it is time to leave those friendships behind. Back in the 1960’s I hung around
We Must Focus Only on Our Own Sins When we take our eyes off our own failings, shortcomings, and sins, we notice the failings of others. As the sins of others get our attention, our focus turns away from our own struggles with the passions, and we begin to fall
Holy Tradition Supports the Proper Interpretation of the Bible Many Evangelical protestants see Holy Tradition as standing in direct contrast to Scripture, as though Tradition is always relegated to “the traditions of men”. However, there are numerous references in the Bible to Holy Tradition. For example: “Many have undertaken to