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Say Yes
Read more: Say YesFor the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you … was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes. For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God …. (2Co 1:19-20) +++ It is very hard to say No, despite the […]
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How Good Is Your Will? Part Two of The Ontological Model
Read more: How Good Is Your Will? Part Two of The Ontological ModelSuppose I give you a bicycle for the convenience of travel. Suppose, however, that the bicycle is broken: flat tires, missing spokes, a chain that slips frequently. Nevertheless, you figure out a way to make it go. The ride is bumpy and you often have to stop and fix the chain. You fear that one […]
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Being Saved – The Ontological Approach
Read more: Being Saved – The Ontological ApproachI cannot begin to count the number of times I wished there were a simple, felicitous word for “ontological.” I dislike writing theology with words that have to be explained – that is, words whose meanings are not immediately obvious. But, alas, I have found no substitute and will, therefore, beg my reader’s indulgence for […]
Atonement, Communion, Existence, Incarnation, Morality, Mystical Theology, Orthodox Christianity, Pascha, Reflections, Salvation, Union with God
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The Seat of Mercy and the End of the Legal View
Read more: The Seat of Mercy and the End of the Legal ViewAmong the more problematic words in the New Testament is the Greek hilasterion. It is translated as “propitiation” in some of the older English Bibles, and “expiation,” in newer ones. It’s actual meaning is neither. The word literally means “the place of mercy,” and is the Greek word used in the Old Testament (LXX) to […]
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Blood Brothers of the Incarnation
Read more: Blood Brothers of the IncarnationMy childhood in the 1950’s had the innocence of the time, fed by stories of our elders and the clumsy movies. We played soldiers (everyone’s father had been in the Second World War) and “Cowboys and Indians.” Despite the clear bias of the movies and the slanted propaganda that passed for history, almost everyone […]
Atonement, Communion, Incarnation, Interpretation, Modernity, Reflections, The Sacraments, Union with God
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The Scandal of the Transfiguration
Read more: The Scandal of the TransfigurationMy bishop recently shared the story of a young man whom he taught some years ago. He was Orthodox from Estonia. He grew up in the Soviet era and had come to hate all things Russian, including the Orthodox Church. Nevertheless, he saw an Orthodox procession in the streets of his city one year, a […]
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Remembering the End
Read more: Remembering the EndOrthodox Christianity often seems inherently conservative. The unyielding place that tradition holds within its life seems ready-made for a conservative bulwark against a world all-too-ready to forget everything that is good or beautiful. There are subtle but important distinctions that make this treatment of Orthodoxy misleading and can lead to the distortion of the faith […]
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Why the Orthodox Honor Mary
Read more: Why the Orthodox Honor MaryToday (August 1) marks the beginning of the Fast of the Dormition, the annual preparation for the feast of the Falling Asleep of the Virgin Mary. I offer this article as reflection. The most difficult part of my Orthodox experience to discuss with the non-Orthodox is the place and role of the Mother of God […]
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The Divine Compass
Read more: The Divine CompassI was in a small shop yesterday in a coastal town. Among its many knick-knacks were a large variety of compasses. We have become a compass-driven culture today, after a lull in which they were largely passé. Of course, the compass is now a very passive thing, hidden within the workings of the resident GPS […]
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A Faith You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
Read more: A Faith You Can Sink Your Teeth IntoIn a now-famous experiment, volunteers were fitted with inverting lenses, such that everything they saw appeared upside-down. In a few days their brains adjusted and what they saw appeared correctly. When the lenses were removed, their naked eyes now saw things inverted, though again, after a few days their vision returned to normal. We are […]
Beauty, Communion, Incarnation, Knowledge of God, Modernity, Reflections, Secularism, The Sacraments
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Again, yes. I believe he lived in repentance and humility, as a holy fool.
Did he live well, Dee?
Matthew, I believe the answer is yes.
I´m wondering if in the Orthodox Church Mary is seen as the intercessor who leads us to Jesus Christ ……
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