Saint John Chrysostom has several things to say about wealth and poverty. His sayings have been collected into a booklet titled “On Wealth and Poverty” which you can get at Amazon. Most everyone who is into the whole subject of wealth and poverty … [Continue reading]
Inconsistency of King James English only Orthodox believers
I published a post yesterday on a subject that included, in passing, a comment on the insistence on the use of King James English only in Orthodox services. There are only some that insist on that, but they are a strong enough force to prevent the … [Continue reading]
On tradition and old habits
As Orthodox, we pride ourselves in conserving the Holy Tradition that we have received from the Fathers. We pride ourselves on the surprise people get when they read some of the Early Church fathers and find that it sounds like some of what the … [Continue reading]
Mawage — Princess Bride
The Princess Bride is the ultimate "chick flick" as far as I am concerned. But, as a priest, one of the funniest scenes is the marriage scene with the eccentric bishop. He says: "Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed … [Continue reading]
God is not a helicopter parent?
Again, a tremendously enjoyable article in Internetmonk. It is actually a reprint from another blog (with permission) about God and how he works with us as a parent. It uses the popular phrase about parents today being "helicopter parents" and … [Continue reading]
The Didache, an interesting read
One of the earliest Christian writings outside of Scripture is The Didache ton Apostolon, the Teachings of the Twelve Apostles. It is worth reading for the wealth of information about how the Early Christians actually looked at life. It can be a very … [Continue reading]
Response to “Why Most Pastors Aren’t Answering Your Phone Calls”
On one of my favorite blogs, Internetmonk, there was recently an article responding to another article on Christianity Today called, “Why Most Pastors Aren’t Answering Your Phone Calls.” You can find the response by Internetmonk here. The original … [Continue reading]
Continuing debate over scientific research
“The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, … [Continue reading]
Praying without ceasing
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- …
- 219
- Next Page »
