I recently read that anxiety is rising faster among young people than in any other generation. And honestly, that doesn’t surprise me at all. We live in a world of constant comparison. With just one swipe of a screen, you’re suddenly measuring your life against someone else’s highlight reel. You start asking questions like, “Am I good enough?” “Am I doing enough?” “Why does it seem like everyone else is ahead of me?” That kind of pressure can quietly wear you down. It sneaks

Recently, I came across old videos of Bob Ross on YouTube, the painter known for The Joy of Painting. From time to time, I watch his videos. There is something peaceful about them. The quiet way he creates mountains, trees, clouds, and rivers brings a sense of rest to the heart. Bob Ross was known for his “wet-on-wet” technique. Sometimes he painted on a dark canvas. He would explain that dark colors help reveal the light, and light colors help reveal the dark. In one episode

At the Diocese, we have the first printed Armenian Bible. In 1666, in Amsterdam, Bishop Voskan Yerevantsi printed the first complete Armenian Bible. Many people know about the Gutenberg Bible. For us, Armenian Christians, the Voskan Bible has that special place. For centuries before that, the Word of God was copied by hand, slowly and prayerfully. Because of this, complete Bibles were very rare. Many churches and families had only portions of Scripture: a Gospel book, a Psalt