Hard question December 27, 2021 · 11:06 · 4 min
Marcus Aurelius, stoicism, and measuring your day
- How much of secular self-help and stoic practice, like measuring your day, is acceptable in a Christian life?
A host mentions buying a book by Marcus Aurelius and raises the question of how much stoic 'measure your day' practice is acceptable in a Christian life, framing it as a secular-versus-Solomon question. The hosts work it through: taking ownership of your day is intentional either way, and the Christian version is asking 'did I let Jesus take ownership of my day' or making your day available to the Holy Spirit. One host quotes 'This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it,' and they close on how a phone can live your life for you if you never intend otherwise.