Praying in the Rain
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Thoughts, Passions, Gardening
Someone recently asked me about how to understand the evil thoughts they experience.
Death Does Not Come for Coffee
What will we finally say when death visits us - and not for coffee?
The Problem With Vainglory
One of the problems with vainglory, according to St. Isaac the Syrian, is that “it hands that person over to” either fornication or pride. But before we can talk about how vainglory hands one over to
How Could God Allow...
"How could God let his representatives get away with such things?"
Same Sex Attraction and Three Desert Fathers
We live in a generation that has been taught to tie their personal identity to their imagined sexual preferences. Consequently, it is difficult to help people who struggle with sexual passions to fin
Forgiveness on a Snowy Day
Just about any discipline that has to do with the body, if you really think that discipline is important, is mostly just a matter of making yourself do it; but forgiveness is not merely a bodily matte
Theosis: Women Vs. Men
Is there a difference between men and women in regard to theosis? Short answer: No. Long answer: Every human being is unique. Gender is part of that uniqueness.
Prostrations and Depression
Acknowledging the ugliness in our heart is like taking out the garbage. When we pretend its not there, it doesnt go away. It just festers. But when we confess our sin by acknowledging before God