Hieromonk Paul and Abbot Tryphon Lake Crescent Lodge Bishop George and Hieromonk Paul The Road to Olympic National Park The Blessings of Good FriendsIt has been said that you can count yourself a rich man if you have one good friend. I often feel like I am a billionaire, for

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Chaplaincy: Manifesting God’s Love Recently I was granted the honor of addressing the graduating class of the Police and Fire Chaplains Academy at the Washington State Criminal Justice Center in Burien, WA. These twenty-nine chaplains from around the country had just completed a fifty-seven hour course, and are now beginning

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Serving Liturgy with Bishop George of Mayfield Turning to Christ as our Refuge from the Storm These difficult times are causing more and more people to lose hope. The struggle just to stay the course has become increasingly stressful for ever increasing numbers of people, and Christians are no exception.

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I’ve Never Met an Atheist! The young man announced at the beginning of a college class, that he was an atheist. I’d been invited as a guest lecturer, and had opened the talk with the observation that everyone has a nous that hungers for God. This young man took exception,

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Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives “Our life depends on the kind of thoughts we nurture. If our thoughts are peaceful, calm, meek, and kind, then that is what our life is like. If our attention is turned to the circumstances in which we live, we are drawn into a whirlpool

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