The true aim of our Christian life

My purpose in writing these posts is to help people to realize that there is a whole history of thoughtful, relevant, and God-inspired works that are not taught in most churches.

“Acquiring the Spirit of God is the true aim of our Christian life, while prayer, fasting, almsgiving and other good works done for Christ’s sake are merely means for acquiring the Spirit of God.” — (Saint) Seraphim of Sarov, On the Acquisition of the Holy Spirit

There, in one sentence, is perhaps the explanation of the purpose of these posts. Of course, everyone wants details, so I try to give them as best I can.

I’ll purposely try to keep the posts short, so they can each be read in a sitting. However, in order to be able to do that, I’ll necessarily have to eliminate a lot of details that people might find important. So, I’ll often add suggested readings, and maybe sometimes (alas!) footnotes.

I’m sure that many people will disagree with some of the things that I’ll write; it’s nice to know that true Christianity allows you to do that. To the extent that the conversation remains civil and well-informed, I am happy to post your comments or thoughts.