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Another City

A Journal of Orthodox Culture

More Articles by His Eminence Christophoros Atallah

How to Be Nothing: Humility, Self-Confidence, and Restoring Love and Joy to the Christian Home

June 11, 2021 / His Eminence Christophoros Atallah

“Not as the world gives, do I give unto you” (John 14:27). But does this promise of our Lord apply not only to His peace, but to other blessings as well. Could it be, for example, that the self-confidence of a Christian needs to be very different from the self-confidence that the world offers us? We endlessly seek approval from others, not just in direct … [Read more...] about How to Be Nothing: Humility, Self-Confidence, and Restoring Love and Joy to the Christian Home

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