“He (God) searches for us not because He does not know where we are but because He seeks the most effective path for us to return” Corrie Ten Boom Corrie Ten Boom lived in Denmark during World War II. She and her family helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust.Continue Reading
“As the days grow shorter and colder we learn that this world will one day end. …Until that day comes, we have a choice to make.” It is an old joke. A businessman needs to hire an accountant for his business. From all the applicants he selects three to interview.Continue Reading
Over at OSVTalks, Anthony D’Ambrosio gives a talk titled From Babel to Pentecost in which he asks an interesting question that I believe deserves a fuller answer. “How did we get from there to here?” How did we get from designing churches that look like this: To churches that lookContinue Reading
“God’s Word is written on our hearts and we express that Truth in countless ways.” The Invisible Iconographer In traditional Orthodox iconography the goal of the iconographer is to be invisible. Individual expression or style is not sought after because it is considered a distraction to prayer and devotion. ThisContinue Reading
“the cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” “What have you done?” There was once a cheerful old man who would ask the same question of just about everyone he fell into conversation with: What have you done that you believe in and you are proud of?Continue Reading
“You can’t get out of your duty to evangelize by saying witness ruins art. It simply doesn’t.” – John-Mark Miravale Sharing Our faith Why do we hesitate to share our faith? After all we have been sent out into the world to do just that. When this question is askedContinue Reading
“A man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder” -Thomas Carlyle Adventures in Wonderland In Lewis Carroll’s, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” Alice is wandering in an unfamiliar forest when she meets the Cheshire Cat. “Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here?”Continue Reading
We now transition to the third phase our hero’s quest, Vocation. This part of our journey is all about giving back. If we have traveled the path this far we have undergone a tremendous transformation. Now it is time to return to where we started. This phase also has threeContinue Reading
“Our reward, the treasure, the prize we have sought from the beginning is an encounter with the divine.” TRANSFORMATION We have defeated the Adversary, we have survived death, we have overcome our greatest spiritual challenge. We are transformed into a new state, emerging from battle stronger than we were before,Continue Reading
Every good hero story builds up to a great ordeal, a battle with the villain. Our spiritual hero’s quest is no exception. The journey of the Spirit is an inward journey and the great battle we must win is often against our own fears and doubts. APPROACH Everything the heroContinue Reading