Posts Tagged ‘Time’
Are You Distracted by Everything Around You?
It’s never been easy being a Christian. What was true two thousand years ago is still true. We are surrounded by distractions around every turn. It could be wealth. It could be power. It could just about anything that takes our attention away from God. Most of all, we are busy. We live in a…
Read MoreTime is Short
I often think about the time it takes to accomplish something and the time it takes to forget something. Although time is a constant marker, the harder I work at something the faster time seems to go. The funny part is that when I try hard to forget, time seems to stop. The Lord said…
Read MoreDo Not Judge Yet
We’ve all heard it. We’ve probably all said it, and it always means something bad. We say, “Do not judge,” when we don’t want to feel badly about our behavior. We don’t want to judge others, also because it might make them feel bad about themselves. So, why do we do it? Judgement is always…
Read MoreHave I Changed Yet?
Today is the Leave-taking of Pascha, the last day of the Feast. It is the final day we greet each other and sing Christ is Risen, until next year. Last year in my blog “Christ is Always Risen” I wrote about reviving the fervor of Pascha. Today, I still wonder about my fervor. Every year…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 40 – The End is Never the End
We arrived at our destination only to realize our journey has just begun. We have two ways to think about that. Either we can get frustrated that ‘life never stops’ (until of course it does) or we can realize that every journey prepares us for the next one. When we think of spiritual journeys, we…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 8 – The Best is for God
Here we are in the second week of Great Lent and already we are challenged to offer something to God. We’ve been offering our time through. We’ve been offering our bodies through fasting. We’ve been offering our resources through charity. Was it our best? In today’s readings we hear Cain and Abel make offerings to…
Read MoreOne Door Closes and Another Door Opens
Transitions can be difficult. We transition from childhood to adulthood, from single life to married life, from job to job, and eventually from life to death. With each transition, a new existence begins. Even in death, we begin our eternal life with God in heaven. That’s how I feel every year on New Year’s Eve.…
Read MoreGod Always Has Time for You
We all know the feeling. We have all experienced that time when we felt alone in our struggle. Even though we were surrounded by people, we felt alone without anyone to help us. Just when we think we are out of time, just when we think we have nobody, God is there. At that time,…
Read MoreNot Enough Time
I hear it all the time. You want to become a ‘better’ Christian, but you don’t know where to start. Everything the Church asks you to do requires time you ‘just don’t have’ to spare. Between your job, your family, and whatever ‘spare time’ you might enjoy, there isn’t any time left for Church. Honestly,…
Read MoreBlessed Month
One of the sweet traditions of the Greek culture is the custom of wishing people a “Blessed Month” or Καλό Μίνα in Greek. This custom isn’t just empty words, but a prayer that is influenced by the traditions of the Church. During the Byzantine Empire it was customary for the clergy and people to process…
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