Some thoughts from St. Nicolai Velemirovic on “bodily sin:” Continue reading ““Deliver my soul””
Category: Orthodoxy
Is Christianity “a Religion”?
I know the title question will produce “Well, duuuuuh!” from some quarters, but I’ve heard it argued on and off for years that Christianity is not a religion. Yesterday, I read something that seems to frame the question differently. I frame the question as I do because what I read so framed it by calling Christianity “the end of religion.” Continue reading “Is Christianity “a Religion”?”
PGPP from an Evangelical
There’s a Pretty Good Political Peptalk for Christian political crash-and-burn victims like me at Townhall.com from an unexpected quarter: Marvin Olasky. Continue reading “PGPP from an Evangelical”
An Old Man’s Prayer
It’s hard to know sometimes whether I’ve forsaken my sins or some of them have forsaken me. Continue reading “An Old Man’s Prayer”
Introvert
Six times per year I get an e-mail that make my little ole heart go pitter-pat, pitter pat: the latest issue of Mars Hill Audio Journal is available for downloading. Continue reading “Introvert”
Westminster vs. The Fathers
The most familiar Calvinist synopsis in the U.S. probably is the Westminster Catechism, a product of British Calvinism. Having been an ardent Calvinist for 20 years, I nevertheless was stunned this morning to see how stark is the contrast between the “let’s keep God at arms’ length” approach of Calvinism and the radical teaching of the Fathers.
Where and how to fight
It is not as important to slay your enemy outside the city as it is not to let him into the city. Continue reading “Where and how to fight”
The paradoxes of knowing God
“You cannot know God – but you have to know Him to know that.” Fr. Thomas Hopko.
“The God whom we seek to know is not the same thing as the “God of our understanding,” much less the God of our imagination. Knowing God is eternal life (now and always).”
Victimless sin?
I assume there are still people around who inveigh that there should be no “victimless crimes” — no legal threat if you’re “only having a little fun” or “only hurting yourself.” Well, maybe. But there are no victimless sins. Continue reading “Victimless sin?”
Whaddya mean, “sin”?
In conversation with others, I have adopted the reflex of avoiding the word “sin” because of how it is (mis)understood in the Christian West Continue reading “Whaddya mean, “sin”?”
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