We no longer bow to statues, but to systems: calendars, metrics, dashboards, algorithms. They quietly decide our time, attention, risks, and sacrifices. This talk exposes how idolatry works today—not as superstition, but as optimization. How even good things (productivity, stability, religious performance) can replace living communion with God. Scripture didn’t warn us about idols because they were obvious, but because they were effective. The question is simple and unsettling: who is actually driving your life?

Hi - curious if anyone has a book recommendation for raising children within an Orthodox mindset?

Hello and thanks for holding the door open for me. I hope that everyone is well.

Thanks for taking me in. I'm an inquirer recovering from protestantism.