Glory to God For All Things

July 28, 2007

Why We Don’t Believe In God

A note: This article has been described by someone on a blog reference site as a description of why atheists don’t believe in God. Apparently they haven’t read the article. Throughout I use the pronoun “we” because I am not talking about non-believers, per se, but about both believers and unbelievers. I have not spared myself […]
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atheism, Conversion, Knowledge of God, Orthodox Christianity, The Journey of Faith
July 27, 2007

Let the Righteous Rejoice

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Music, Orthodox Blogs
July 27, 2007

Why I Believe in God – Part 2

In my earlier posting I wrote primarily about my personal journey as a Christian and why I am a believer rather than an atheist. In the course of my life I do not think atheism would have ever been a possible way to live – the questions of my life and heart would have been […]
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atheism, Conversion, Culture, Dostoevsky, Knowledge of God, Orthodox Christianity
July 27, 2007

To Depart in Peace

My prayer for all today is that wherever you go you may arrive and depart in peace, your eyes “having seen the Savior.” I offer this short video as a prayer. The music if the Nunc Dimittis from Rachmaninov’s Vespers.
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Icons, Music, Orthodox Blogs, Prayer
July 26, 2007

Why Do I Believe in God?

I am always interested in the posts that come to my site from self-professed atheists. They tend to live in a world far-removed from the one I inhabit (surrounded as I am with religious services and the whole culture of the Church). I never satisfy the questions posed (which usually demand rationalist answers, that, though […]
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atheism, Conversion, Icons, Knowledge of God, Orthodox Christianity, The Journey of Faith
July 25, 2007

What An Icon Says

According to the Seventh Ecumenical Council, “An icon does with color what the Scriptures do with words.” It is a very simple, straightforward explanation of icons – but it holds within it a world of theological understanding. This morning I had opportunity with a visitor of the Church to fall into conversation about the Scriptures. […]
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Icons, Orthodox Christianity, Scripture, Tradition
July 24, 2007

Leaving the Secular Life – Part 2

It is one thing to describe the cultural mix in which we swim and quite another to swim in an opposite direction. One of my favorite icons is a Theophany icon (Christ’s Baptism). In it you can see fish swimming in the water. All of the fish are swimming downstream except one. A single fish, […]
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Conversion, Culture, Knowledge of God, Orthodox Christianity, Prayer, The Journey of Faith, Union with God
July 23, 2007

Leaving the Secular Life

The default position of America is secular protestantism. I say this is the default position and mean by it – that without effort and care – we all find ourselves thinking and acting out of a secular protestant mindset. Of course, I need to offer a definition for my terms. By secular protestantism (and I […]
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Conversion, Culture, Evangelism, Knowledge of God, Orthodox Christianity, The Church
July 22, 2007

Godly Counsel from a Holy Elder

I am sharing here a few sayings from the Elder Amphilochios of Patmos, someone whose life and teachings I have heard spoken of before by Metropolitian Kallistos of Diocleia (Kallistos Ware). They are worth savoring. The quotes come from the volume Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit. I am especially fond of his attitude to […]
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Fathers, Orthodox Christianity, Prayer, Union with God
July 22, 2007

A Thank You

I noted with gratitude that Glory to God for All Things passed the milestone of 250,000 views today, all of these since beginning late last October. I am grateful for those who visit this site and pray that it is of some use to you in your day. Someone asked me today if I ever […]
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Orthodox Christianity

The key here (once again) is purity of heart. It seems absolutely essential for seeing God´s beauty and thus the…

An amazing quote Zitan. Thanks so much!

Thanks again Manfred and Fr. Stephen. Manfred, you make some excellent points and your thoughts are certainly less pessimistic than…

Manfred, Echoing your thoughts on this…Tom Holland, the British historian, made the point in his book, Christendom, that even those…

Kathleen, And now, it’s a Christmas present to me. It’s my joy for anyone to read my work. Thank you…