Recently the John Templeton Foundation published a booklet titled, "Does science make belief in God obsolete?" The full booklet can also be read online here. It features opinions by 13 well known people from the fields of science, philosophy, and … [Continue reading]
Pray for Peace in Georgia
In any conflict in this fallen world, it is our first duty to pray for those who are suffering, especially our fellow Orthodox brethren. His Grace, Bp. BASIL of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese has sent out this prayer: PRAYER FOR PEACE IN THE … [Continue reading]
Christians persecuted in Indonesia
Attack forces Indonesian Christians off campus from Associated Press … [Continue reading]
Real Life (RL)
I am an online gamer. As such, a couple of nights a week I immerse myself in a fantasy world where, with other gamers, I "group" together to accomplish objectives (usually killing evil creatures, which nets you game money, increased power for your … [Continue reading]
Relief!
Thank you for your prayers. At this point the rain has slowed down here, there have even been periods of no rain, and the skies are starting to lighten, though still completely overcast. I have checked with several of our people, and Kh. Denise has … [Continue reading]
. . . build Him an arky arky!
The last 48 hours brought to mind that old Sunday School song which has the lyrics about Noah building God an arky arky and bringing in the animals by twosies twosies. We have been in the bullseye of Tropical Storm Fay for those many hours. The … [Continue reading]
That believing you may have life
On another blog a comment was made about a church sign that says, "The Bible shows us a picture of who we really are." It said that the picture that is showed is one of marauding, murdering, racist, and xenophobic people. And, actually, there is … [Continue reading]
Lowering the drinking age
A website reports an interesting story on how college presidents believe that it is time to lower the drinking age to the voting age. Apparently, college drinking tends towards binge drinking precisely because it is forbidden. Actually, this is … [Continue reading]
Church planting
I was talking to an old friend of mine tonight. -- Yes, an old friend, he is retired now and was best man at my wedding 30 years ago. -- He happens to be a church growth statistic geek. When he was young, he was involved in a college campus ministry. … [Continue reading]
Frank Schaeffer and Russia
Recently, a well know Orthodox writer, Frank Schaeffer, wrote an opinion blog on the invasion of Georgia by Russia. It was answered by a rather strong column by another blogger (warning, strong language used). In the article, Frank Schaeffer … [Continue reading]
