September 3, 2018 78 0 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 31, 2018 126 0 Three Short Parables About People Who Left the Church Three parables about the people who left the Church because they had been hurt by tactless and rude people: 1. Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov…
August 29, 2018 655 0 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 167 0 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 76 0 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 118 0 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 99 0 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 109 0 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…
August 10, 2018 57 0 Parable of the Day: Why to Waste Time with Prayer? A fisherman was ferrying a man across the river in his boat. The passenger was in a hurry and screamed, “Come on! I’m late…
August 9, 2018 282 0 How to Understand You Are Pure Enough A woman was reading the Book of Malachi: When she was reading Chapter 3, she was puzzled by verse 3, “And he shall sit…