The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
“St. James’s epistle is really a right strawy epistle, compared to these others [Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, 1 Peter, and 1 John], for it has nothing of the nature of the gospel about it.” Martin Luther, 1522, preface to his German translation of … [Continue reading]
And then wonder took him, and a great joy; and he cast his sword up in the sunlight and sang as he caught it. And all eyes followed his gaze, and behold! upon the foremost ship a great standard broke, and the wind displayed it as she turned towards … [Continue reading]
Yesterday, I had one of those bang your head on the wall type of liturgical services, and it was all my fault. So, I invite you to laugh with me. The thumping sound you hear is me trying to find the personal humor in the situation. The Greek … [Continue reading]
“The beauty of woman is the greatest snare. Or rather, not the beauty of woman, but unchastened gazing! For we should not accuse the objects, but ourselves, and our own carelessness. Nor should we say, Let there be no women, but Let there be no … [Continue reading]
I am always surprised at the number of people that think that a relationship with God is a purely personal experience that needs no one else in order to be functional. Often those who posit this approach to God also end up inevitably saying that … [Continue reading]
The last couple of days have seen the release of information on the Mueller investigation of President Trump. The President was cleared of collusion with Russia, and was given an unable-to-determine rating on the obstruction charge. Quite … [Continue reading]
No real comment. But, this is purportedly a Japanese commercial using a female McDonald's clown. … [Continue reading]
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”Jesus said … [Continue reading]
Lately there have been two cases that have strongly pointed out why it is so important to have a clear investigation of the facts before drawing conclusions. Both started out appearing to be one type of crime while quickly morphing into another type … [Continue reading]
