Early on in my journey into Orthodoxy I read a book by an American philosopher named Dallas Willard. The book was “The Spirit of the Disciplines.” This was really my first exposure to the wisdom that how you are formed inside, how you are shaped, and what you allow to shape you, has a profound effect on how you act. Willard goes on to say “Spiritual formation for the Christian basically refers…
Benjamin Franklin once said “Half a truth is often a great lie!” So many times this plays out to a negative end in society. Today’s purposeful chaos of those who would like to undo timeless wisdom is based on a sweet sounding half truth. Their whole argument why we should abandon timeless wisdom is wrapped in language that is very seductive. Arguments that begin with “We only want what’s fair” or “Equality…
It was frustrating not having the whole story. It felt like I was on a bridge that was only half finished. No matter how hard you try you’re never going to cross a bridge half built. And yet we all too often make final decisions about small and big issues in our lives without the “whole story” and when this happens we often discover we’re at a dead end! Look at our…
It was frustrating not having the whole story. It felt like I was on a bridge that was only half finished. No matter how hard you try you’re never going to cross a bridge half built. And yet we all too often make final decisions about small and big issues in our lives without the “whole story” and when this happens we often discover we’re at a dead end! Look at our…
