Welcome to Maxim Monday! I cannot believe that it has been 25 weeks since I started blogging and creating Maxim Mondays. It has really blessed me to do this. I pray it has blessed you as well. Today we look at Maxim #25. Father Thomas Hopko said on his podcast... Be faithful in little things.… Continue reading Maxim Week 25
Tag: self-reflection
Comparing
I am currently listening to the book "Garden in the East: The Spiritual Life of the Body" written by Angela Doll Carlson. She won the Silver Medal winner of the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY). It is wonderful and I was able to get it on Audible! She talks about how we tend to… Continue reading Comparing
Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives
A week and a half ago, week 13 for Maxims, we were instructed “Do not engage intrusive thoughts and feelings. Cut them off at the start.” Ever since I wrote that post I’ve been reading the book “Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica”. It really has given… Continue reading Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives
A Soft Smile
I began reading a most excellent book a couple months ago (I take a long time to read books) called “Becoming a Healing Presence” by Albert S. Rossi. Dr. Albert Rossi is a licensed clinical psychologist and a Christian Educator and has a podcast on Ancient Faith Radio, which is where I first was introduced… Continue reading A Soft Smile
The Last Beatitude
This morning as I was doing some quiet, self-reflection I was reading a book that talked about using the Sermon on the Mount to help reflect on ones life. To reflect on what we might need to change in our lives to bring us closer to God, to grow spiritually. In the Eastern Orthodox Tradition… Continue reading The Last Beatitude
Kindler of Joy! 