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The Despair of Unbelief
Read more: The Despair of UnbeliefI am gradually learning things that I have not known before – or only suspected. Posting occasionally as I have on the subject of atheism, and receiving occasional reponses from atheists, is an education in itself. There is atheism as I imagine it to be (I suppose what it would look like were I one) […]
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A Song, A Saint, A Good Listen
Read more: A Song, A Saint, A Good ListenI’m 53 years old – so I don’t hear a lot of contemporary music. One may not be connected with the other but it feels that way. Nonetheless I recently stumbled across the music of a contemporary band called, “Joyful Sorrow.” They’re easy to listen to, and the songs seem largely focused on the lives […]
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A Poem in the Light
Read more: A Poem in the LightAbout the Samaritan Woman and her meeting with Jesus at the well, where she was drawing water. There is a moment I would like to hold up, A point of light that has pierced the eye of my heart. I know that I will have to be satisfied with walking around it, as it is […]
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“Do You Know Jesus?”
Read more: “Do You Know Jesus?”I have written in numerous posts about various aspects of conversion to the Orthodox Christian faith. Oftentimes there is an unspoken agreement between myself as writer and those who read in which we assume that we understand each other – that when I say “conversion” we all know what I mean. On reflection there are […]
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A Letter from Butyrskaya Prison – Pascha, 1928
Read more: A Letter from Butyrskaya Prison – Pascha, 1928Serge Schmemann, son of Fr. Alexander Schmemann, in his wonderful little book, Echoes of a Native Land, records a letter written from one of his family members of an earlier generation, who spent several years in the prisons of the Soviets and died there. The letter, written on the night of Pascha in 1928 is […]
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Nothing from Nothing Leaves Nothing
Read more: Nothing from Nothing Leaves NothingOne of the intellectual problems encountered by atheism, though not one that is frequently mentioned, is its tendency to reductionism. If the universe is closed, then ultimately the story of things is much less complex than they might otherwise be and far more predictable. Indeed, the atheist account of reality is frequently boring. I am […]
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Life from within our Death
Read more: Life from within our DeathThe following is taken from Archimandrite Sophrony’s His Life is Mine. It is a deep word of encouragement to us all that in Christ healing is truly possible. It is usual for the Christian to be aware concurrently of the prsence of the never-fading celestial glory and of the brooding cloud of death hanging over the […]
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Introducing the First Book
Read more: Introducing the First BookIf you’ve seen it elsewhere, I apologize. If you have not seen this, no apology needed.
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What Theology Looks Like
Read more: What Theology Looks LikeSome seventeen years ago (I cannot believe it has been that long) I became a “dropout” of sorts, withdrawing formally from the PhD program at Duke University and converting my studies into material for an M.A. in theology. The story is more convoluted and personal than I would care to share in this public forum. […]
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Of One Substance
Read more: Of One SubstanceWe are used to confessing that the Son of God is of “one substance” with the Father – meaning that the persons of the Holy Trinity are of one “essence” or “being.” It is also true, however, the all human beings are of “one substance” with all other human beings. That is to say there […]
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