Well, after a trial of a couple of weeks, I have uninstalled the IntenseDebate plugin. It had some nice added functionality for the comment page, but was buggy. It slowed the blog down, a fact admitted on the FAQ section of the IntenseDebate website. … [Continue reading]
Radical Reformers, the ancestors of today’s progressive/liberal Christians?
Were the Radical Reformers, by their philosophical attitudes, the ancestors of today's progressive/liberal Christians? Or, to put it in more Francis Schaeffer type of writing, were the Radical Reformers the continuation of a philosophical trail that … [Continue reading]
Francis Schaeffer helped lead me to Orthodoxy
In an earlier post I commented that it was because of Francis Schaeffer that I came to love philosophy. Now, by the time I first returned to the Lord, I had already had a course in college philosophy. Frankly, I had found it boring and received a D … [Continue reading]
The most unexpected award of 2008
Well, I have just finally read what I consider the Most Unexpected Award of 2008. Yes, this award came out of left-field for me. I must admit that, at first, I wondered whether it was a serious award or whether someone was pulling my leg. But, I duly … [Continue reading]
How I stopped being a culture warrior
On a recent post on Frank Schaeffer, the son of the famed Francis Schaeffer, I posted the reply below as part of my reminiscences about Francis Schaeffer and becoming a culture warrior. As I have re-read it, I realize that it is, of course, … [Continue reading]
More about Christians fleeing Iraq
OK, so you are wondering where that 600,000 Christians fleeing Iraq comes from? Well, that is our official government figure! It is not made up. It does not come from some "liberal" website. It is from the U.S. International Commission on Religious … [Continue reading]
But, Holy Tradition does exist
I was fortunate to have a theological professor who pointed out that every decision of an ecumenical council, whether dogmatic or disciplinary was introduced by words similar to those found in Acts 15, that is, it seemed good to us and to the Holy … [Continue reading]
Not everything is Holy Tradition
“Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools†-- Thomas Fuller One of the mistakes that is common in liturgical groups is to mistake anything which has been done for a while with Holy Tradition. Even among the Orthodox, there is a … [Continue reading]
Christians in Syria
I am priest in a Church whose Patriarchate is headquartered in Damascus, Syria. I have found that Americans have a number of misconceptions about Christianity in Syria. Because of Syria's classification by the State Department as a terrorist state, … [Continue reading]
Can a heretic be saved?
Since the Middle Ages, it is quite common to assume that if one is a heretic, then one cannot be saved. This is not surprising, since it seems that one of the favorite words of the Roman Church was "anathema" (or accursed) in those days. Meantime, … [Continue reading]
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