Apatheia is a Greek term used by the ancient Stoics to describe a state of mind where one is not disturbed by the passions. It is translated as dispassion from a – “without,” and pathos – “suffering” or “passion.” In Philosophy, the passions are the instinctive, emotional, base drives of a human being. The Stoics […]
God consistently tells His people not to return to Egypt in the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 17:16). The church fathers teach that Egypt was a type of sin and a type of the world. These things considered, it’s worth pondering why all the mystery schools, even Platonic and Pythagorean schools, find their intellectual lineage connected to Egypt in
The Law of Attraction has been smuggled into the church in America as Biblical by big-name Pastors. However, in the Orthodox Christian worldview, the Law of Attraction is inconsistent with the doctrine of Divine Providence. If God’s Providence is at work, then there is no room for the LOA to be a real, driving factor
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This is a 42’ statue of Athena in Nashville, Tennessee. Seeing this giant statue was a stoic reminder that we all must be careful not to make idols in our lives. Athena was worshipped by the Greeks as a goddess of wisdom and military victory. In June, especially, our Western culture makes an idol out
How does a broken heart get mended? Only by the light of the Lord coming down from above, enlightening our nous, & healing the unseen. In the deepest parts of our souls, a void is touched. Nothing can hide or be put out of complete reach from the healing hand of our Creator. We cry
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We all deal with guilt whether we admit to it or not. We either embrace it or we deny and repress it. For those of us who embrace it, it can lead us down a road of correction. Those of us who repress it can’t hide from the effects of doing so. We know in our hearts
St. Paisios the Athonite is quoted as once saying: “Some people tell me that they are scandalized because they see many things wrong in the Church. I tell them that if you ask a fly, ‘Are there any flowers in this area?’ it will say, ‘I don’t know about flowers, but over there in that
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God uses us where we are, even despite us. For though we are co-workers with God, He is the one who acts on the heart. We are cracked and damaged; unable to fill our own cup. God, the Great Potter, sees our brokenness. By His grace, we are saved through faith, and not from ourselves.
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Stress affects all humans. Oxford dictionary defines stress as, “a state of emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.” In our fast-paced, on-the-go culture, we get exposed to higher stress levels. We have difficult circumstances at our jobs with deadlines to meet and goals to accomplish. We have emotional tension in our
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As long as we’re fed with new shows to binge watch on Netflix we’re happy. Teach us how to be entrepreneurs on YouTube so we can grind for our own dreams and not for the dreams of someone else. Give us a Ted Talk so we can think outside the box. Give us new face
