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It Is But A Small Thing
Read more: It Is But A Small ThingI have noticed in my daily struggle that most of the things that are of importance turn on very “small things.” The decisions that set me on the course of prayer or kindness are made not with fanfare or even large efforts, but on a moment’s turn. By the same token, the decisions that set […]
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Beauty and God
Read more: Beauty and GodThis is a reprint of an article from earlier this year. I found it worth re-reading. Everything is beautiful in a person when he turns toward God, and everything is ugly when it is turned away from God. Fr. Pavel Florensky I come to the end of a day that has been filled with other […]
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The Problem with Lying
Read more: The Problem with LyingAnyone familiar with Scripture will be aware of the commandment: “Thou shalt not bear false witness.” Lying is treated as a problem from the earliest moments of Scripture. Adam and Eve fail to speak the truth in a direct manner when questioned about their breaking of the commandment and eating of the forbidden fruit. The […]
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The Act of Giving Thanks as a Way of Life
Read more: The Act of Giving Thanks as a Way of LifeThe act of giving thanks is among the most fundamental acts of love. It lies at the very heart of worship – in which, in the words of Archimandrite Zacharias, there is an exchange. In giving thanks we make an offering which itself is always inferior to what we have received – but which is […]
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Give Thanks In All Things
Read more: Give Thanks In All ThingsI heard this from Archimandrite Zacharius, the disciple of the Elder Sophrony: The Elder Sophrony once said that if a man would give thanks always and for everything, he would have kept the saying which Christ gave to St. Silouan: “Keep your mind in hell and despair not.” I pondered this statement for a long […]
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The Tree in my Backyard
Read more: The Tree in my BackyardI have given this posting a very prosaic title in order to help readers focus on precisely what I am saying. In my previous post on icons – I noted that even the world functions as an icon – but, undoubtedly, having put that in a very theological context, most readers think simply about the […]
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The Agent of Change
Read more: The Agent of ChangeAs inhabitants of our modern culture, we find ourselves trapped in a world of “cause and effect.” It is a physical explanation of the universe that has, for all intents and purposes, become a universal metaphor, dominating religion and the most personal aspects of our lives. We see ourselves as the agents of change – […]
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The Kingdom of Choice
Read more: The Kingdom of ChoiceThis is a slightly edited version of a post from last June. I plan to use it as an introduction to a series on the choices we make – and don’t make. Part of the spiritual landscape of American religion is the sizable role played by choice in a culture shaped in the free market – with […]
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A Note of Thanks and Some Statistics
Read more: A Note of Thanks and Some StatisticsOne of my personal joys at the recent All American Council in Pittsburgh was the opportunity to meet face-to-face a number of readers of this blog, including some who regularly post comments. Their warmth and encouragement for the writing that I do is about all it takes to keep me writing. That, and a whole lot […]
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