Time and technology may change but the human condition remains the same - why am I here? What is the purpose of my life? Marcus Aurelius and other stoics set out long ago to answer these questions and their writings and teachings have stood the test of time. Written nearly two millenia ago while he was on military campaign defending Roman borders from barbarian tribes and other incursions between 170 to 180 AD, the stoic philosophy of Marcus Aurelius reaches out across the ages, resounding with … [Read more...] about The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Modern Translation by Andrew Weston
Interview with Author – Nathan D. Maki
About Nathan D. Maki: When I was in my mid-teens I entered a short story in a writing contest for a Sunday School curriculum handout. In it, a young man who was raised Christian and then lost his faith was sent into the catacombs to ferret out the Christians, but ended up fighting to defend them instead. I never heard back from the contest, but that seed of a story began to germinate. Years later, as I went through Carleton University taking a double major in Journalism and History, I met a … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Nathan D. Maki
