Search results for: “church as cross”
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The False and True Self
Read more: The False and True SelfPart of the experience of being involved in religious activities in the late 60’s and early 70’s was the not infrequent encounters with members of cults (they seemed to be everywhere). I’m not certain how I would define a cult (not purely by doctrine but certainly by its destruction and control of its members as […]
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Friendship
Read more: FriendshipThere are many who have written on the subject of friendship over the centuries. It is an important topic and one that is worth thinking about. I began thinking about it this morning because I received an email from my friend, Fr. Al Kimel (Roman Catholic), telling me of a new Pontifications website. Al is […]
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He Became Sin
Read more: He Became SinOne of the (dis)advantages of travel, is that you are likely to get bored in your hotel room and turn on the tv, or get bored in your car and turn on the radio – and thus you will see or hear what you might otherwise have missed. It seems that any town in South […]
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Back Home (sort of)
Read more: Back Home (sort of)I have spent the day traveling down to South Carolina for a short family visit, and to connect with one of my daughters to help her in buying a car (just the joys of being a parent). My last couple of posts have been dealing with our relationship to place – in settings such as […]
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Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev on the Descent of Christ into Hades
Read more: Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev on the Descent of Christ into HadesThis article may also be read at the Website, Orthodox Europe Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev: Christ the Conqueror of Hell The Descent of Christ into Hades in Eastern and Western Theological Traditions A lecture delivered at St Mary’s Cathedral, Minneapolis, USA, on 5 November 2002 The Byzantine and old Russian icons of the Resurrection of Christ […]
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All the Fullness of Christ
Read more: All the Fullness of ChristWhen you read this you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, […]
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How Much Is Too Little? How Much Is Enough?
Read more: How Much Is Too Little? How Much Is Enough?One of the most pervasive rules in Christian believing is the Latin phrase, “Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi,” usually rendered, “The Law of Praying is the Law of Believing.” It is a simple way of saying both that we believe what we pray (praying will inevitably bring about a conformity in believing), and that if something […]
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Falwell’s Death – the Passing of an Era?
Read more: Falwell’s Death – the Passing of an Era?When I was fresh out of seminary, the year was 1980, an election year. I was a newly ordained Episcopal Deacon, serving in a parish with a priest who told me on the first day, “I do not pray.” That same summer I began to get mailings from something called the “Moral Majority.” Those of […]
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Scripture and Tradition – Fr. John Behr
Read more: Scripture and Tradition – Fr. John BehrThe following is excerpted from Fr. John Behr’s lecture on the Orthodox Faith, delivered in 1998 at the University of North Carolina. A link to the full text is given at the end of the article. Fr. John is now Dean of St. Vladimir’s Theological Seminary. Rather than talking about the historical or external aspects of the Churches […]
Jenny, It’s wrapped in the mystery of love by which and for which He created us. Only love understands anything.