Orthodoxy in the USA and Canada has an English conundrum. No, I am not talking about the country of England. I am talking about the language used. At least two of our jurisdictions argue that the only proper version of English to use in prayer and worship is 18th-19th-century English. No earlier or later English […]
Yeshua, Yehoshua, Jesus
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet;1 Recently I received an email sent to my church email address in which an entire argument was made as to whether we fail to receive power and/or blessing from God because we are using the wrong name […]
An answer to a set of questions
I received questions in the comments on one of my blog posts. I answered the person but then thought that I would include the answer as a post. You will not understand the context since you do not see the questions. Nevertheless, I think the answer is understandable enough for me to post. See what […]
The extremes cannot even agree among themselves
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/lia-thomas-calls-out-anti-trans-feminists-as-misogynistic-transphobes/ar-AA1akWBM?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=bd5de719a1e54230a3e1c111f82d2d89&ei=17&fbclid=IwAR3JVpoa6FbjhxC8V6CNpLjwTBKESGvMz-zg5IcuZv8YCh2pJd2GPkivVRQ Notice the continuing split in the far-left over trans-gender people in sports in the article linked above. Catch also how the tactic previously used against “those who disagree” is now used within that faction. Thus, any within the far-left who disagree are transphobes and not true feminists. No disagreement or discussion is permitted. As […]
LGBTQ in turmoil
“I wasn’t canceled; I’m still here. But what cancel culture does is make examples of high-profile people in order to frighten less high-profile people into submission. There are lots of ordinary cases, which won’t hit the headlines, of people biting their tongues or losing their jobs, their boss having a word with them, being disciplined […]
Far-left, far-right, but the same song between them
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/24/politics/ron-desantis-florida-universities-gender-studies/index.html The article cited above is conservative woke, for those of you who still think conservatives are for freedom of speech, religion, etc. They are not. Just like the far-left, they want freedom for their speech and the prohibition of the speech of others. They want freedom for their version of religion and prohibition of […]
Memory Eternal, but for whom?
I was Facebooking today when I ran across a post in which an Orthodox Christian wished Memory Eternal to someone who had died. The Orthodox blogosphere struck within the first two comments. The person was promptly reprimanded for daring to pray Memory Eternal on behalf of a non-Orthodox. In full dudgeon, the poster accused the […]
It’s about how she (he) feels about it
First, a quick instruction. Far East manga read from right to left, the reverse of how the West mostly does it. So, to read the manga above, one starts at the upper right panel, then goes left, then down to the lower right panel, and then goes left. Though the manga panels address a male […]
Día de la Fiesta Nacional
The National Day of Spain (Spanish: Fiesta Nacional de España) is a national holiday held annually on October 12. It is also traditionally and commonly referred to as the Día de la Hispanidad (Hispanicity, Spanishness), commemorating Spanish legacy worldwide, especially in Hispanic America. The National Day of Spain is the day of celebration on which […]
On breaking the law and Christian ethics
I took a required ethics class when I was first in seminary in 1974/75. The professor gave us an ethics exercise during the class quarter. I no longer remember whether it was at the beginning or during the latter part of the quarter. We were discussing criminal/civil law and Christian behavior. So, he asked us […]
