I finally got my fill of President Obama last week and stopped biting my tongue about him. I’d given him the benefit of the doubt for 27 months, but there comes a point when doubt ends.
There were at least three reasons why I’m sick of the man.
Category: Roman Catholicism
Annunciation
What human being ever gave God something He didn’t already have?
Stay tuned for the answer after this break, brought to you by Christianity as it was believed and practiced for 1500 years.
Orthopathos, poppers and consumerism
Any church whose worship experience can be replicated with poppers is in trouble. Continue reading “Orthopathos, poppers and consumerism”
Much ado about nihil
Conventional media and the net are all atwitter the last few days at this App for the iPhone. Continue reading “Much ado about nihil”
John 6:60-63, 66 (MSGV)
John 6:60-63 Therefore, many of His disciples, when they heard this, said “This is a hard saying; who can uncerstand it? When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He said to them, “Does this offend you?” What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? Anyway, I was just jerkin’ around with you with that “eat my body, drink my blood” stuff. It’s all figurative. Y’all know, don’t ya, that Christianity will be all about angels’n’feelin’ good about yourself? … From that time, many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. (More Spiritual than God Version) Continue reading “John 6:60-63, 66 (MSGV)”
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”
You can’t make this stuff up
I recently stumbled upon a fundamentalist site, so absurd that it has lingered with me, explaining “why the Apocrypha isn’t in the Bible.” It’s absurd as any patent circular “reasoning” is absurd: the Apocrypha isn’t in the Bible, in substantial part, because it teaches false doctrine. And how does one discern false doctrine? By seeing if it’s in the Bible. Continue reading “You can’t make this stuff up”
Prophets, dissident intellectuals, and a world free of merde
My blog title is based on a quote from G.K. Chesterton, one of my favorite essayists. Reading Chesterton, and noting how “prophetic” he is, reminds me of Noam Chomsky’s claim that the Old Testament prophets were that day’s version of “dissident intellectuals.” Continue reading “Prophets, dissident intellectuals, and a world free of merde”
How I became Orthodox
Doug Masson, responding to this post, poses a question:
So, for those of you who have made a conscious decision about a denomination or religion, I’m wondering what it was that made the sale. Continue reading “How I became Orthodox”
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”
Tipsy Teetotaler ن 