For most of my adult life, I lived as a child in an adult body. I never grew out of the desire to play in a selfish way, to pack…
Top 3 Sources Of Human Pride
The biggest stumbling block to communing with God is pride. Many Church Fathers have said that most sins, if not all, stem from pride. If Satan can amplify your pride…
How To Attract A Woman As A Christian Man
Young single women in the Orthodox Church don’t stay single for long. Since the ratio of young men to women is so high, it doesn’t take long for single women…
5 Types Of Imagination That Take You Away From Reality
I have an overactive imagination. Not an hour of the day goes by when I don’t insert myself into a future that is not yet realized. Such a faculty may…
7 Signs You’re In A Cult Or False Movement
I recently listened to Father John Valdez’s 10-part lecture series called Survival Course for Orthodox Christians, which offers a renewed take on Father Seraphim Rose’s lecture series of the same…
33 Things Christian Men Should Know About Women
A common lament from chaste Orthodox men I meet is their lack of experience in dealing with women who are more socialized than them. How can these men understand women,…
19 Secular Articles I Recommend
1. The central bank of Central Banks controls most of the world financial system [Link] 2. The story of Siamese twins who did not get the same illnesses [Link] 3….
What Happens To Your Soul After You Die
The Soul After Death by Father Seraphim Rose shares the Orthodox Christian position on what happens to human beings upon death. Father Seraphim reviews the teachings of saints to explain…
5 Things Modern People Love More Than God [Video]
In this talk, which I gave on September 17 at Trad Forum, I share five common worldly attachments that I’ve been struggling with since becoming a Christian. I discuss my…
Do You Exempt Yourself From God’s Law?
When a man begins repentance, his heart is tender, contrite, and humble. He is ready to follow God’s commandments, obey Church teachings, and begin a new life in Christ. The…
Should Christians Study The Book Of Acts?
The Book of Acts continues where the Gospels left off and shows us how God further instructed the apostles through the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity. It’s…
Seduction Is Narcissism
Over the centuries, Christian courtship in the West has become distorted into seduction, and seduction into unbridled fornication, the “hookup culture” we have today. Seduction and romance were gateways to…
Are Viruses Actually Contagious?
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed to me that science is not what I believed it to be when I received a bachelor’s degree in microbiology in 2001. Instead of striving…
Why Do You Get “Hangry”?
The “hangry” meme is real. If you don’t eat for a while, you are more susceptible to the negative states of anger and irritation than if you were sated. This…
Who Are You?
Sometimes I wonder what is the most essential ingredient that makes me, me. Over the years I had many ideas of who I was, but it turned out that I…
