Christopher Writes Father's Wisdom
On the Sunday of Saints Peter and Paul, my priest gave a homily about speaking up. I don’t remember all the details, but I felt prompted to stand up, speak up, and be counted.
This Substack is one way of honoring this call. It isn’t anonymous, and I’m not going to follow the rules of the system here. No niche content. I’m going to write all over the place—faith, family, finance, fatherly wisdom, and maybe even some fiction. I’m not going to fret over perfect editing or worry about monetizing everything. Any earnings from my writing (see: thefiveprinciples.com) have all been donated to addiction recovery homes, and that will continue.
What I am going to do is hit that publish button regularly on Sunday evenings at 5 PM. I will write content that confronts the rulers, councils, and hostile crowds of people to proclaim Christ crucified and to bear witness to the living God. I will encourage strong families and meaningful friendships. I will offer financial and business guidance, not get-rich-quick smoke and mirrors. I will share fatherly wisdom. Maybe even some fun fiction.
Why Father’s Wisdom? Because I follow the Father above, respect the wisdom of my father and grandfathers, try to be obedient to my spiritual father, am a father, grandfather, and godfather. I want to honor all this. I believe a father’s wisdom is something the world doesn’t like, and I’m a rebel.
A little about me, just so you know what you’re getting into here:
I’m an ex-hellraising agnostic atheist turned Ancient Faith Christian.
I went from waiting tables to leading finance for multimillion-dollar companies.
I’m a tech nerd building a family legacy of faith, love, and wealth.
I’m a student of philosophy who likes to shred mountains on bikes and boards.
I’m a heavy metal fan brought to tears by Divine Liturgy.
What do all of these things have to do with one another? I don’t know. But it’s me, and that’s what you’ll get.
Also, I like graphics and pictures, so you can expect some of those too. Here are some pictures I took of beautiful churches I’ve visited, along with a quote from an author I really like:
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