The humor below comes from more than one person: ******************** - How many Orthodox does it take to change a light bulb? - Change?! ******************** - What do you call a Protestant interested in Church history? - An Orthodox … [Continue reading]
50th Anniversary Bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church
Tomorrow is the fiftieth (50th) anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church here in Birmingham, Alabama. I was nearly 12 years old when that happened. My whole future was ahead of me. I am now an old man with seven grandchildren. … [Continue reading]
Feast of the Holy Cross 2013
Apolytikion of the Holy Cross Lord, save Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting our rulers to prevail over adversaries, and protecting Your commonwealth by Your Cross. Kontakion of the Holy Cross Lifted up on the Cross by Your free will, … [Continue reading]
Metropolitan PHILIP writes to President Obama regarding Syria on Sep 06
September 6, 2013 President Barack Obama, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC Dear Mr. President: We write to you with a heavy heart having heard the recent news of the attack on the ancient Christian city of Maaloula, … [Continue reading]
Guinness commercial and Philippians
The commercial above had me in tears. It also reminded me of a verse from Philippians: Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no … [Continue reading]
Texas, vaccinations, and here we go again
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy As you look at the video above, you will see that a whooping-cough epidemic has broken out in this country. The State of Texas has the worst of it; they are under a health … [Continue reading]
Syria, intervention, and a bit of follow-up
I wrote a comment on my being an Antiochian priest and how that affected my viewpoint on the Syria situation. Since then, my local Metropolitan, as well as various Patriarchates and the Pope have weighed in on the situation. Since my original blog … [Continue reading]
Anglicanism–weird and weirder
Back in 2010 a story broke loose about an Anglican vicar in Canada. The story made it all the way to the BBC. Reverend Marguerite Rea of St Peter's Anglican Church, in Toronto, received complaints from Christians all over Canada after she fed … [Continue reading]
Preventable diseases and trusting God
In an AP story from yesterday: NEWARK, Texas — The teachings of televangelist Kenneth Copeland and his family focusing on the virtues of trusting God to keep healthy are under scrutiny after a cluster of measles cases linked to his family's … [Continue reading]
Sometimes we are blind–Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke
I read an article that made me think today. I am fortunate to not have seen the performance at the VMA awards that involved Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus. But, the father who wrote the article watched the awards on TV with his 17 year old son. It was … [Continue reading]
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