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My Deepest Thanks – At a Milestone
Read more: My Deepest Thanks – At a MilestoneToday, Glory to God for All Things, passed a milestone in its history, passing the mark of 2 million views. Since its beginning there have been over 1200 posts with over 20,000 comments. This is not a testimony to my industriousness – but rather my joy of writing. It is also a record of many […]
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Making Choices
Read more: Making ChoicesOur culture celebrates the ability we have to choose – and so we think a lot about choices. We are told every four years that we get to “choose” our leaders (though the choices given to us might not be suitable in either direction). As I look back and think of my preaching over the […]
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The Irony of Believing
Read more: The Irony of BelievingIrony is probably too much to ask of youth. If I can remember myself in my college years, the most I could muster was sarcasm. Irony required more insight. There is a deep need for the appreciation of irony to sustain a Christian life. Our world is filled with contradiction. Hypocrisy is ever present even […]
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St. Nikolai Velimirovich
Read more: St. Nikolai VelimirovichWords of truth from one of the 20th century’s great saints. The particular connection between nature and humanity is quite striking. [vodpod id=Video.1635880&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] more about “Orthodox Saint-Prayers by the Lake“, posted with vodpod
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To Live in Wonder
Read more: To Live in WonderConcepts create idols; only wonder grasps anything – St. Gregory of Nyssa St. Gregory’s marvelous dictum is among a handful of things that describe what is required for the Christian life. So much of Christian history has been marked with a bifurcation – a split between those who study the faith and those who live it. […]
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Metaphors of the Atonement
Read more: Metaphors of the AtonementMetaphors are very important when thinking about any aspect of our salvation. People can sometimes state what they believe as doctrine very precisely without thinking about what their beliefs imply about God, the world, or themselves. Metaphors can work in a very hidden way – particularly those that are referred to as “root metaphors.” A […]
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The Change of the Most High
Read more: The Change of the Most HighAs we celebrate Christ’s Paschal victory – these thoughts are offered on the nature of our deliverance. One of the Psalms appointed for use in this season declares: “Now is the change of the Most High.” Pascha is indeed God’s change – which is why we ourselves are not the “agents of change.” As inhabitants […]
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Behind Closed Doors
Read more: Behind Closed DoorsThe phrase, “behind closed doors,” has become synonymous in English with things being done in secret – generally of an unsavory or nefarious sort. Institutions speak of an “open door policy,” and promise “transparency” to those from the outside. Closed doors have always had a sense of secrecy about them. Sometimes the secrecy hides the […]
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It is amazing how little philosophers have to say about love.
Father, et. al. I know Nietzsche quite well. I was assigned him as a major project as a senior history…
“God turns all things to good, for those called according to his purpose”
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Also, Walter Kaufman remains an excellent commentator on Nietzsche. M