I don’t go out much these days, but when I do, it’s to the supermarket. I need to eat food to survive, and since I don’t grow my own food,…
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Don’t Fear Poverty
On Wealth and Poverty is my second book by Saint John Chrysostom, a Church Father who is highly venerated in the Orthodox Church. It is difficult to find a set…
A Walk With Jesus
Once in a while I like to go for a walk in a small park near me. The park isn’t exactly ideal: it intersects with a main roadway so you…
The Cardinal Outside Your Window
At 40 years of age, I moved back in with my mother to the Washington, DC suburban jungle I was raised in. Within a week, I saw birds I had…
God’s Revelation To The Human Heart
God’s Revelation To The Human Heart is a slim volume authored by Fr. Seraphim Rose. It was gifted to me when I visited St. Herman’s Monastery in California, which was also…
Demons Can Put Thoughts Into Your Mind
Scientists have spent decades trying to understand the brain, and while much has been gained about its neurochemical workings, most of that newfound knowledge has been harnessed by the elites…
The Screwtape Letters
Early in my walk with Christ, I suffered continually from various temptations. Multiple priests recommended I read The Screwtape Letters, where C.S. Lewis imagines how the demons tempt us to…
The Way Of The Pilgrim
One of the most recommended books to me after I returned to Christ is The Way Of The Pilgrim, written by an anonymous Russian peasant in the 19th century. It…
Demons And The City
The typical Western city of today is the most effective environment to encourage sin. It is able to generate immoral behaviors so effectively that the task of corrupting your soul…
25 Christian Articles I Recommend
1. “I do not experience misfortune, because misfortune happens when a person seeks his own desires.” [Link] 2. The Cosmic Significance of Tsar Nicholas II [Link] 3. “Without fail, sodomy…
I Lived Most Of My Life Under Demonic Influence
Secular people think being under heavy demonic influence looks like something out of a Hollywood movie. You develop a guttural croak, stick out your tongue at inappropriate moments, and even…
Is Faith Growing Or Dying?
A question I’m commonly asked is if I believe faith in Christ is increasing or decreasing. Is the Holy Spirit active in growing the faith of the flock or is…
Secular Lifestyles Create Ceaseless Anxiety
When I lived without God, I seemed to experience a weekly crisis or drama that would make me doubt if I was living in the right away. I would try…
Learning To Love God
Wounded By Love by Saint Porphyrios was recommended to me by a monk at Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia. As a new believer, a big part of my…
There Is No Identity Without Christ
The tragedy of the modern era is that we lack identity. Once tradition and faith were removed from daily life, we had to search for worldly identities based on our…