Perhaps we too often focus on the aspect of God’s eternal justice while viewing Him as overly strict, stern, and severe. We imagine His tremendous coming to Mount Sinai among thunder and lightning and smoke as He presented Moses with the Ten Commandments. But what if we took the opposite viewpoint? What if we viewed … More Thou Shalt be Happy
There are four kinds of creatures. Those that exist, e.g. air; those that exist, grow, and live, e.g. plants; those that exist, grow, live, and feel, e.g. the animal kingdom; and those that exist, grow, live, feel, and understand, e.g. man. Man is the pinnacle of God’s creation. He was made in the very image … More Creatures
2016 is a scary year in the United States of America. But it shouldn’t be. In the grand scheme of things, how much affect can a lousy president really have on the things that actually matter? Not much. Nothing, actually, unless we allow them to. Sure, terrible and ineffective political leaders can cause us tremendous … More Be Not Afraid
“Grant, oh Lord Who didst die for love of me, that I may die for love of Thee.”
The secret to being happy? Conquer the passions. Make the body subject to the intellect. When our passions rule over our intellect, we live like the animals. Our intellect tries to function and tell the body what reasonable things must be done and not done, but the body rebels. We are as slaves trapped inside … More How to be Happy
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