Praying in the Rain

Praying in the Rain


Latest Episodes

Thoughts, Passions, Gardening
May 24, 2024

Someone recently asked me about how to understand the evil thoughts they experience.

Death Does Not Come for Coffee
February 09, 2024

What will we finally say when death visits us - and not for coffee?

The Problem With Vainglory
February 01, 2024

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

The Art of Humility
January 18, 2024

There is strength in humility.

How Could God Allow...
January 12, 2024

"How could God let his representatives get away with such things?"

Same Sex Attraction and Three Desert Fathers
August 28, 2023

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

A Bit on Illumination
August 28, 2023

"We have to read with discernment and humility."

Forgiveness on a Snowy Day
February 28, 2023

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
December 01, 2022

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
October 28, 2022

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