Glory to God for All Things

“Hail, Mary, Full of Grace,” – the Cause of All Things

Posted on 3/25/2013 in Communion, Incarnation, Mother of God with 23 Comments

I treasure the small volume of George Gabriel, Mary the Untrodden Portal of God. Gabriel occasionally strikes hard at the West and the book would perhaps be strengthened with a less combative approach to the differences of East and West in the faith (my own opinion), but I liked the book and found Gabriel addressing many things, well foot-noted, that are … Continue reading →

Unspeakably Speaking

Posted on 2/22/2013 in Conversion, Incarnation, Knowledge of God, Mystical Theology, Orthodox Christianity with 41 Comments

Eastern Orthodoxy commonly describes its theology as “apophatic.” The word means, “Unspeakable.” It is perhaps the most important point within Orthodox thought: when speaking of God, we are always saying things that cannot be said. It does not mean that nothing should be said (though this is often a good idea). It means that no matter what we say, the … Continue reading →

The Fire of Christmas

Posted on 12/22/2012 in Incarnation, Scripture with 10 Comments

As a child of the South, accustomed to the tones and the tales of my region, I was well aware of the”fires of hell”. Roadside signs proclaimed the eternal destiny of those who were not saved. I have discovered in later years, that many adult Christians remain committed to the most literal possible version of the fires of hell and … Continue reading →

Read “Everywhere Present”

Have you ever referred to God as “the Man upstairs”? Most Christians living in a secular society have unwittingly relegated God and all things spiritual to the “second storey” of the universe: Read More...
Christianity in a One-Storey Universe