September 11, 2018 Parable of the Day: A Painting Without Author An atheist came to an elder and started telling him that he didn’t believe in God. He just couldn’t buy the idea of a…
September 10, 2018 Parable of the Day: The Young Man Who Defeated Death There was a courageous young man who was yearning to find something that couldn’t be found on Earth but at the same time something…
September 6, 2018 Parable of the Day: Searching for Fire in Hell A king met a wise man on the road. “Where are you going from?” the king asked. “I’m going from the Hell,” the…
September 5, 2018 Parable of the Day: The Man by the Window There were two terminally ill patients in a hospital ward. They had completely equal conditions, with the only difference that one could look into…
September 4, 2018 Parable of the Day: The Arrogant Stranger There was a man who arrived in Moscow on a business trip. He was tired and went to a tavern. He ordered a meal…
September 3, 2018 Parable of the Day: Anyway, How Should We Pray? When someone asked a 10th-century Byzantine saint how to pray, he responded: “The prayer is simple: Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have…
August 29, 2018 Parable of the Day: Two Monks and a Woman Two monks had to cross a turbulent river. A pretty young woman asked them to help her to cross the river because it was…
August 27, 2018 Parable of the Day: Be Careful with Your Reasoning Long time ago, several brave and courageous men who lived far from the ocean decided to see what the ocean was like. They asked…
August 26, 2018 Parable of the Day: The Last Wish of the Father There was a believer who had an irreligious son. The father was upset but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t bring the…
August 24, 2018 Parable of the Day: Talking to Non-spiritual People An eagle was soaring in the sky and enjoying the beauty of the world. The eagle was thinking, “I cover long distances and see…
August 22, 2018 Parable of the Day: Planting Good and Bad Seeds Some disciples came to their elder and asked him why bad proclivities stick to one’s soul so readily, while good ones don’t, and even…
August 21, 2018 Parable of the Day: Why the Swallows Migrate in Winter An old legend has it that long ago, there was a time when swallows didn’t migrate during the cold season. Every year, they had…
