I had a little exchange with a friend this morning about the relative arrogance of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Continue reading “Dubya’s finest hour”
Month: January 2011
Memo to myself
You didn’t figure it out for 48 years
and then it took a few more years to figure out
that figuring it out wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.
So have patience, old man
with all the young whippersnappers of the world.
Either they aren’t idiots
or you were an idiot, too.
The Role and Richness of Orthodox Liturgical Texts
I hope that some folks follow my blog partly for occasional comments about Orthodox Christianity, and that some of those are non-Orthodox but interested or open to thinking about it. Continue reading “The Role and Richness of Orthodox Liturgical Texts”
The Ehrman Project
Bart Ehrman, currently the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, seems to have a way of getting under people’s skin. Continue reading “The Ehrman Project”
I didn’t march with Dr. King …
I didn’t march with Dr. King. And not only did I not inhale, I didn’t toke at all. I’m one out of, oh, maybe six or so in my generation that admits to missing these iconic experiences. Continue reading “I didn’t march with Dr. King …”
Milk, meat, mystery
I’m reminded this morning, by a daily reading from the Orthodox Lexicon, how much I’ve always loved the Epistle to the Hebrews and how much one passage used to puzzle me. Continue reading “Milk, meat, mystery”
Catholicism versus Orthodoxy
A former Calvinist convert to Eastern Orthodox, I nevertheless have for 13 years tried to give Roman Catholicism its due. But having just finished Scott Hahn’s book Rome Sweet Home, where he dismisses Orthodoxy fairly perfunctorily, I rise in brief defense, letting chips fall where they may. Continue reading “Catholicism versus Orthodoxy”
The Finance “industry”
I’ve been obsessing a bit about plutocracy. “The American Interest” magazine’s current issue is devoted to the topic. Yet there are some oddities that give me pause. Continue reading “The Finance “industry””
2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010. It delivered me a few surprises. I’ll let the stats helper monkeys speak and then comment a bit after that: Continue reading “2010 in review”
Tipsy Teetotaler ن 