12: On Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! In this episode, I’d like to tell you about America’s actual First Thanksgiving. In the spring of 1618, four gentlemen met in London, England, to negotiate the formation o...
27 Nov 20229min
11: What is Lacking in the Afflictions of Christ
“The saints,” says St. Silouan the Athonite, “were people like all of us. Many of them came out of great sins, but by repentance, they attained the Kingdom of Heaven. And everyone who comes there come...
19 Nov 20229min
10: The Spiritual Reality of Bodily Infirmities
To what extent does one pursue physical healing? To what lengths should one go? When should one stop such a pursuit and simply rely on God’s providence? How do we obtain the phronema or the mind of th...
12 Nov 20229min
9: Concerning Spiritual Warfare (St. Silouan the Athonite)
You may be aware of the following quote from St. Silouan the Athonite: "Keep thy mind in hell, and despair not." But do you know the context of that quote? Check out this episode to learn about it and...
5 Nov 202210min
8: Do Not Despair
According to St. Seraphim of Sarov, “Just as the Lord is solicitous about our salvation, so too the murderer of men, the devil, strives to lead a man into despair…” Being exposed by our sins should h...
29 Okt 20229min
7: Evil is Non-Existent
St. Dyonisuis the Areopagite, a greek convert to Christianity in the 1st century when St. Paul preached in Athens at the Areopagus, said that: “[E]vil is Non-Existent.” This may seem to be a mind-ben...
22 Okt 20229min
6: An Eastern Orthodox View of Suffering
Since the undertaking of a podvog involves the acceptance of sufferiung and the practice of self-sacrifice, let us briefly address, at least briefly, the different perspectives of suffering as it rela...
15 Okt 20229min
5: The Fear of Suffering
“[I]n the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 Certainly, we can rightly abhor suffering and physical death, which are the result of sin, but ...
8 Okt 20228min
