As a young Christian, I was taught early Saint Paul’s dictum that we are to pray without ceasing. And, just like most young Christians, I ended up wondering how on Earth I was supposed to do that? It seemed that I could not both pray and concentrate on speaking, on my classes, etc. As a […]
The tongue and politics
“And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. … Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that […]
On labeling, chemical names, and false health warnings
The meme above is one of several that I have seen lately, and it points out how misinformed, and sometimes even deliberately misleading, some of the advocates of “healthy living” are. Frankly, most of the time they are simply incredibly misled and misinformed. They make the mistake of seeing the chemical name of some compound […]
Are these the prototypes for the Ents of Tolkien?
A Leshy is a woodland spirit from Slavic legends which protects animals and forests. It is a tall creature which can change its size, has hair and a beard made out of living grass and vines, and it has a tail, hooves, and horns. It’s skin is pale and its eyes are green. It is […]
The life of the flesh is in the blood
In Leviticus it says that, “For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.” Vampires are the antithesis of this statement. A vampire would agree that the […]
Werewolves, vampires, things that go bump in the night, and fighting our passions
The trend in much fantasy writing today (especially in steampunk) is to show werewolves and vampires who are not controlled by their passions, but rather control their passions and—particularly in steampunk—manage to behave as civilized ladies and gentlemen. And, yet, their passions are always drawing, pulling, fighting them. The bloodlust is always below the surface. […]
Independence Day and rebellion, some thoughts
“Please him whom you serve as soldiers, from whom you receive your wages. Let none of you be found a deserter.” – Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to Saint Polycarp, circa 108. St. Ignatius wrote the phrase above as he was being taken by soldier to be martyred in Rome. He expected to be thrown […]
Prosperity teaching and early Christian reality
I saw the comic above on Facebook. It reminded me of how often certain doctrines can only be upheld if one carefully “cherry-picks” the available information. This is also called “quote mining” in some quarters. It is often used in both print and television media, as well as some so-called documentary films. It is also […]
La poesía cristiana y la verdad
¡Oh llama de amor viva que tiernamente hieres de mi alma en el más profundo centro! Pues ya no eres esquiva acaba ya si quieres, ¡rompe la tela de este dulce encuentro! ¡Oh cauterio süave! ¡Oh regalada llaga! ¡Oh mano blanda! ¡Oh toque delicado que a vida eterna sabe y toda deuda paga! Matando, muerte […]
Radicalized Christians
I have posted three images above: Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant. All of them speak to the idea of radical Christianity. And, all of them say pretty much the same thing. Two of the quotes are from saints, one a Catholic saint and one an Orthodox saint. The third one is a Protestant who is as […]
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