memoir
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Chapter 10: Death to the World
I wasn’t searching for anything in particular that day. I was just browsing YouTube, clicking whatever caught my attention, when a thumbnail in the suggested videos stood out to me. “Punks to Monks,” stamped across a black-and-white image of ancient-looking… Continue reading
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Chapter 9: Leading While Wandering
Those men’s retreats at M. camp made me want my kids to have a chance at the same camp experience. We started sending them to summer camps at M., and during the ten days of family camp each year we… Continue reading
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Chapter 8: Owning My Faith
For a while after moving back to our hometown, Maria and I — now with two kids — started hopping around between churches, trying to find one to call home. They were all pretty similar: warm, welcoming people, a handful… Continue reading
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Chapter 7: Confessions
While I was working through the Great Books, life went on. I attended Bucknell University and earned a Master’s in mathematics, then started my career as a software engineer at a CNC controls manufacturer. Our second baby, a girl, Laurana,… Continue reading
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Chapter 6: Great Books of the Western World
We walked home in silence, neither of us wanting to be the first to speak. We didn’t even really look at each other — two people who happened to be walking side by side. As we reached the center of… Continue reading
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Chapter 5: Atheism
In 2011 we arrived in Delaware and I began my work as a teacher, instructing high school students in Algebra and Calculus. I enjoyed the work, especially interacting with the students. As a Catholic school, we were instructed to lead… Continue reading
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Chapter 3: Adolescence
As my elementary school years came to an end, I wanted to be involved with sports and activities that were only available at the public school. So my parents withdrew me from Cl. Christian School, and I began attending the… Continue reading
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Chapter 2: My Early Faith
My faith in God began in the faith of my mother. From the earliest times I can remember, my mom raised me and my sister to know and love God. I still remember the hardback book of Bible stories we… Continue reading
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My Journey to Orthodox Christianity
Greetings. My name is Milton. For most of my life, I was a devoted evangelical Christian. A committed follower of Christ, I loved my church and the people in it. We worshipped together, worked together, and shared one another’s burdens.… Continue reading
