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The sixth-century desert father, Dorotheos of Gaza, gave some very helpful wisdom for emotional people struggling with temptation and/or afflictions. (From Discourses and Sayings): “God does not allow us to be burdened…
From my Touchstone article ‘More Than Schooling‘: “Our loves orient us to visions of human flourishing that pull us towards a certain telos far more effectively than someone trying to push us…
A couple years ago, while doing some work in London, I found myself with an eight day gap in my schedule. I decided to take the train to the quiet countryside of…
One of the most intriguing characters in all of literature is Dr. Alexandre Manette from Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities. For eighteen years, Dr. Manette had been imprisoned in…
What role does self-care play in the spiritual life? Earlier this year someone suggested to me that self-care is basically selfishness. I can understand why someone might think that: after all, Christianity…
Why I Stopped Being a Calvinist (Part 1): Calvinism presents a dehistoricized Bible Why I Stopped Being a Calvinist (Part 2): Calvinism Destroys God’s Justice Why I Stopped Being a Calvinist (Part…
Learning to lovingly ‘tune-in’ to what another person is feeling is ultimately an act of attentive love and self-donation. I’m increasingly convinced that in our age of distractions, inattention and scattered focus,…
What is “emotional intelligence’ and why is it important? That was a question I addressed in ‘Best Kept Secrets About Brain Fitness: a Conversation with Graham Taylor and Robin Phillips (Part 1).’ Here…
“There are two main strategies we can adopt to improve the quality of life. The first is to try making external conditions match our goals. The second is to change how we…
From John Ferling’s book Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry That Forged a Nation, p. 207: “During one dinner, Hamilton gazed at Jefferson’s portraits of John Locke, Sir Isaac Newton, and Sir Francis…
