In 2013, the news shocked us with a dark story about an Ohio man who kidnapped three women and held them captive for over 10 years, keeping them hidden from the outside world. These women were abused, beaten and sometimes tortured. They all lived in the same house in a working class neighborhood and no…
I’m writing this blog about being vulnerable to spiritual dryness. I’m sharing my thoughts not because I have permanently overcome this but rather from my own spiritual struggle and from the struggle of others that I come across. If anything, this blog is an expression of my own wounds, failings and things that I’ve learned…
I’m probably preaching to the choir in this blog. Growing up, I had friends from different Christian denominations and other religions, and I loved them and respected them. However, I have noticed that few of my Orthodox friends and their families attended their Orthodox churches; on the side, they attended non-denominational churches. This was strange…
After my first post titled “There is a place for our feelings,” a friend asked me to write a blog about spiritual guidance1and the balance between direction and freedom. I believe there is a need to write about this topic and I do so with the hope that it will reach as many people as…
Here are some of the words that I have been hearing frequently: “I felt very good after I prayed,” “I felt God’s presence that night,” “I felt that God was opening doors,” “I don’t feel God anymore in my life,” “I’m looking for Him but I can’t feel Him,” “The church here doesn’t feel like…….
