b Made Well By Faith By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-10-13T17:29:48+00:00 Both sickness and even death is made well by faith. But this message isn't about any physical sickness or even physical death but the spiritual sickness and death that grips us and enslaves us to a life of self-centered choices. Being free from that sickness and death is the only path that leads to authentic human life! It's the only path to a renewed mind! Full Article
b I'm Frustrated (but it's my fault) By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-10-18T11:53:47+00:00 The distance between what I know and what I do causes such frustration in my life, and the confusion of seeing the world, the nation, the community, the family I love suffer due to the weaknesses of all of us causes even more frustration. But, in the end, this frustration flows from my own broken life! Full Article
b Did You Know You Were A Slave? Did You Want To Be Free? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-12-24T11:57:23+00:00 Jesus heals a woman on the Sabbath Day and this reveals the hypocritical hearts of those around Him! Full Article
b When You're Angry and Afraid: The Sunday of the Publican By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-02-13T16:05:02+00:00 On this Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, the Lord Jesus gives us an insight into a sober and humble way of life. But our world is intoxicated by anger and fear, and all our choices are hampered by anger and fear. What's the way out? The Way of Repentance. Full Article
b Blessed Is He Who Comes In The Name Of The Lord By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-04-25T16:32:34+00:00 On Palm Sunday, the Church calls us to celebrate being able to recognize Jesus. Do you know enough about your faith to recognize Christ? Full Article
b Do Not Be Amazed By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-05-06T12:07:50+00:00 On this Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women, it's time to stop being amazed by God's consistency and power! Full Article
b An Inner Peace Undisturbed By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-12-07T15:15:39+00:00 Are you able to have such inner peace that outward circumstances are powerless to disturb you? Well, that's exactly the kind of peace Jesus Christ wants to give you. Full Article
b Fade to Black - Palm Sunday By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-04-22T21:12:47+00:00 On Orthodox Palm Sunday, we live in a modern society that offers us the stark contrast between a pure materialism leading to the emptiness of hopelessness or the timeless wisdom of a hope in Christ that leads us to His light! Full Article
b Don't Doubt - Believe! By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-05-02T19:54:57+00:00 On this St. Thomas the Believer Sunday, we are invited to grow beyond our doubts. Full Article
b The Barrier of Blindness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-05-20T21:59:15+00:00 Full Article
b The Huge Difference Between Loneliness & Solitude By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-08-01T23:24:16+00:00 Full Article
b The Power of Boundaries By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-09-19T14:43:08+00:00 Full Article
b How a Simple Productivity Tool Helped Create the World’s Best Marketing Blog By www.viperchill.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jan 2016 13:23:15 +0000 Today’s blog post will reveal my biggest goal for 2016, nine niche ideas with huge potential and the most effective productivity technique I’ve used over the last few years. Let’s begin by talking about the productivity technique which is often referred to as the Pomodoro Method. If you’ve followed any kind of productivity guide online […] The post How a Simple Productivity Tool Helped Create the World’s Best Marketing Blog appeared first on ViperChill. Full Article Social Media
b 6,595 Words on a Traffic Generation Tactic You’re Not Using (But Should Be) By www.viperchill.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 16:58:42 +0000 I would argue that when it comes to making money online, the most important skill you need is not in being able to find untapped niches, knowing how to do A/B testing, creating attractive websites or even having a great ability to write. Instead, the most sought after skill in my eyes is being able […] The post 6,595 Words on a Traffic Generation Tactic You’re Not Using (But Should Be) appeared first on ViperChill. Full Article Social Media
b How to Steal the Next Billion Dollar Website Idea: A Case Study By www.viperchill.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 16:42:13 +0000 On the 15th of January 2008 the domain name Groupon.com went live for the first time. 2008 was also the year that IndieGogo became one of the first ‘crowdfunding’ websites. A year later, the biggest rivals of each would launch in the form of Living Social and Kickstarter. At the start of 2012 Uber – […] The post How to Steal the Next Billion Dollar Website Idea: A Case Study appeared first on ViperChill. Full Article Social Media
b The State of Link Building 2016: What I Learned Manually Analysing 1,000 Search Results By www.viperchill.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:37:31 +0000 Do private blog network’s still work? Does a higher word-count help your pages rank better? Did Glen really spend 60 hours on this article? I hope to answer all of these questions and many more in my new behind the scenes report on the current state of link building. I can clarify I did spend […] The post The State of Link Building 2016: What I Learned Manually Analysing 1,000 Search Results appeared first on ViperChill. Full Article Social Media
b PIN’s: The Future of Private Link Building By www.viperchill.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:53:11 +0000 What I’m going to reveal in this blog post is a strategy that will likely weed out a certain section of the ViperChill audience. In other words, I’m fully aware that this blog post will make a particular type of person unsubscribe from ViperChill and likely never return. It’s certainly not going to end up […] The post PIN’s: The Future of Private Link Building appeared first on ViperChill. Full Article Social Media
b 51 Profitable SEO Niches to Dominate with Low Competition By www.viperchill.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:06:35 +0000 Today I’m going to reveal some of the most interesting online niches where there is a lot of money to be made. These are niches which have a level of competition that allows you to compete, and fast. In other words, I wouldn’t expect to be waiting years (or even months, in many cases) to […] The post 51 Profitable SEO Niches to Dominate with Low Competition appeared first on ViperChill. Full Article Social Media
b 13 Advanced Link Building Strategies You (Probably) Haven’t Used By www.viperchill.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:15:25 +0000 Copyblogger has long been one of the most authoritative blogs on copywriting and content marketing. While they used to reveal their most popular blog posts in their sidebar (sorted by most comments) it seems that is no longer the case. But what if it was? What if you could analyse any blog and see which […] The post 13 Advanced Link Building Strategies You (Probably) Haven’t Used appeared first on ViperChill. Full Article Social Media
b I No Longer Blog Here: Please Join Me on Detailed.com and Gaps.com By www.viperchill.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:27:59 +0000 As this site slowly crumbles and falls apart, it’s about time I made a small announcement as to where you can find me. 99% of my audience should know I’ve already moved to Detailed.com and Gaps.com, but if you didn’t, then here we are. I’m secretly hoping this might go out to some RSS feeds […] The post I No Longer Blog Here: Please Join Me on Detailed.com and Gaps.com appeared first on ViperChill. Full Article Social Media
b Doubt and Faith By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-06-25T12:52:20+00:00 If we are honest, we will all admit that we struggle from time to time with doubt. Michael reflects on that reality and helps us understand the meaning of doubt as well as faith. Full Article
b It's All About Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-08T21:06:30+00:00 Sometimes we can get so caught up in Church life that we lose sight of its true purpose. Michael explores this through some real life stories and thoughts, and challenges us to remember what happens to us through living the Christian life and Who is the very point of the sacramental life. Full Article
b I'm Spiritual But Not Religious By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-01-17T00:53:33+00:00 Being spiritual and having no religious affiliation is a rapidly increasing segment of society. We hear people say they’re spiritual but religious all the time, but what does it really mean? How do people understand “spiritual” and “religious” when they describe themselves this way? Join Michael as he thoroughly explores this topic and shares personal examples and insights to help us understand this growing movement. Full Article
b The Blessing of Brokenness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-03-20T14:29:17+00:00 It feels awful when we break an object we love and it is beyond repair. Yet Christ loves us and tells us we as persons must be broken for Him to “repair” us. He tells us we have no choice and that the alternative to not being broken is to be crushed. What does He mean? Join Michael as he explains Christ’s teaching and what brokenness looks and feels like. Full Article
b Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Holiness By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-01-25T01:11:21+00:00 Join Michael as uses a disturbing trend among young adults when it comes to the Constitution and the Bible as a springboard to discuss happiness versus holiness, and why the Holy Fathers surpass the Founding Fathers when it comes to truly understanding how to form “a more perfect union.” Full Article
b Threads of Life and Tangled Webs: How to Make Sense of Our Lives and See the Beauty Amidst the Chaos By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-06-18T16:07:28+00:00 Join Michael as he explores the webs and patterns of our life, and uses poem, story, myth, metaphor, and examples from his own life to show how we can recognize God and continuity within our myriad choices, and know His peace. Full Article
b Freeing Ourselves from Bondage By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-12-01T23:43:16+00:00 Bondage to sin and wrong behavior and struggling with things we can’t seem to overcome plague us all to lesser or greater degrees. Join Michael as he talks about three typical forms of bondage that grip us and what we need to do to overcome them. Full Article
b Being a Life Giver in a Culture of Death By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-04T01:27:30+00:00 We have all heard the phrase “culture of death.” Many use it to describe the culture we live in, especially when it comes to current social issues. Join Michael as he talks about life and death, what we as Orthodox Christians need to do to continually bring life to a world riddled with death, and why our understanding of life and death needs to be understood in a much broader and deeper sense. Full Article
b Do We Want to be Well? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-07-03T01:27:29+00:00 Join Michael for an in-depth discussion of healing, what Christ demonstrates in the Gospels, and some surprising reasons why we are and are not as open to healing as we’d like to think. Full Article
b Not Losing Heart in These Troubling Times By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-10-24T15:53:25+00:00 Join Michael as he discusses what it really means “not to lose heart” according to Christ and St. Paul, examines the scriptures where these words are used, looks at their meaning in the original Greek, and why we actually have a responsibility to others not to lose heart. Full Article
b It is More Blessed to Give Than to Receive Except for Suffering By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-12-12T21:32:05+00:00 Join Michael as he discusses the Book of Job as a case study in suffering and the importance of how we receive our suffering; how it is often what defines our salvation and belief in and relationship to God; what God gives and does not give to us in our suffering; and how our suffering can be a mystery and those closest to us can often create obstacles for us to receive it well. Full Article
b Why Cancel Culture Needs to Be Canceled By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-02-08T21:47:43+00:00 Cancel culture is a culture of hate, division, and destruction. Join Michael as he uses the Gospels and other scripture to show just how wicked this culture is; what the current culture is doing to us; why we are knowingly or unknowingly participating in it; and what we should do to combat it. Full Article
b The “Awful Problem” of Existence By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-04-03T20:06:02+00:00 Join Michael as he discusses how we are either living in repentance or rebellion at any given time in our response to God grace, and how this determines the quality of our existence both now and in the life to come. Full Article
b Trampling Down Death by Death By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-05-07T15:00:20+00:00 Join Michael as he expounds upon these words we sing and chant between Pascha and Ascension Thursday and what they should mean to us even as we continue to face the reality of death. Full Article
b Trying to Keep God in Box By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-06-14T20:12:16+00:00 Join Michael as he discusses the challenge of living our Orthodox faith and Holy Tradition fully and without compromise, and witnessing effectively and lovingly to others outside of the faith. Listen as he explains how easy it is to fall into the trap of putting God in neat little box in our minds and hearts how this is detrimental to ourselves and others. Full Article
b Battling Our Little gods By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2021-10-18T23:33:24+00:00 Join Michael as explores the subtly of idolatry and the little gods that lurk behind our idols that lead us slowly down a dangerous spiritual path. Full Article
b Why We Need Separation Before Unity By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-01-17T15:47:04+00:00 Join Michael as he discusses why we need separation that is holy before we can have true unity with each other; and how many are choosing an unholy type of separation based on fear, ideologies, and other things are the entry to the wide gate leading to destruction. Full Article
b Beware of Our Own Opinions By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-02-16T15:22:13+00:00 Join Michael as he examines the role expression of opinion plays in society today, how to guard ourselves against our own and other’s opinions that fuel our pride and cause anger and division, and what to do to maintain humility, thoughtfulness, and love of others. Full Article
b I Wish I Hadn't Done That But Thank God I Did By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-05-09T15:25:14+00:00 Join Michael for a discussion on how to avoid being paralyzed with guilt and shame over our worst failures, and experience God at work within them. Full Article
b Overcoming Spiritual Disabilities By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-05-26T14:53:55+00:00 Join Michael for a discussion on how to understand and overcome the subtle spiritual deafness and spiritual blindness we can suffer from that leads to spiritual heart disease. Full Article
b Breaking Down to Break Through By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-09-14T15:12:45+00:00 Join Michael as he recounts a story of a good friend’s nervous breakdown and his experience of theophany, theosis, repentance, and God’s beauty amidst his trauma and suffering. Full Article
b Remembering the Future to Reframe Our Past By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2022-11-08T18:17:07+00:00 Join Michael as he discusses how we should understand time and reconcile our past through the eternally crucified Christ, and let Him transform it and free us of guilt, shame, and regret. Full Article
b Mutual Accountability and the Awesome Judgment Seat of Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-01-17T16:30:45+00:00 Join Michael in discussion of what it means in the Liturgy when the Priest prays “And let us ask for a Christian end to our life, peaceful, without shame and suffering, and for a good defense before the awesome judgment seat of Christ” and how that should drive our daily behavior. Full Article
b Dealing with Difficulties and Setbacks By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-02-06T22:27:52+00:00 Join Michael in a discussion about prayerful and practical ways to frame our understanding in regard to our difficulties and setbacks, and deal with them in a spiritually healthy way. Full Article
b Our Bodies and the Sin of Self-Neglect By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-03-06T15:04:51+00:00 Join Michael in a discussion about how we often neglect our bodies, the physical and spiritual ramifications to ourselves and loved ones, how this is profoundly unspiritual, and what we need to think and do to treat our physical selves the way God intends us to. Full Article
b Well-Being or Non-Being - It's Our Choice By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-07-19T02:32:34+00:00 Join Michael in a discussion about what well-being and non-being really mean, and how we often do things we think are beneficial but really are not in our best interest and lead us father from God rather than towards Him. Full Article
b Beauty and Theodicy By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2023-08-04T13:30:10+00:00 Join Michael in a discussion about experiencing God’s healing and redemptive beauty and goodness even in the worst of life’s circumstances. Full Article
b Haunted by Religion By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2024-07-29T15:48:25+00:00 Join Michael in a discussion about how many people are haunted by a spiritual reality they consciously or unconsciously acknowledge, especially during times of tragedy and loss, and how to minister to them through relationship and storytelling. Full Article
b On Prayer 4 - Trying the Impossible By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-06-21T20:19:31+00:00 Fr. Seraphim reads the introduction and the ending of the booklet On Prayer. "True prayer is a state of being. It is the oneness between God and humanity." The full text can be found at mullmonastery.com. Full Article
b On Prayer 5 - The Role of the Body / Prayer by Night By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-11-13T20:38:54+00:00 Fr. Seraphim reads the final section of the booklet On Prayer. The full text can be found at mullmonastery.com. Full Article