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Converting: Understanding the Psalms 26 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
The first prayer rule I received early in my walk with Christ was to read one Psalm deeply. Alas, I was not even tuned well enough to read one deeply. I’d find myself reading more than directed, but...
Climbing 24 Sep 2012 | 10:45 pm
Some people carelessly living in the world inquired of me: How can we, who have wives and are taken up with social cares, lead the solitary life? I replied to them as follows:… Read More →
Eastern or Orthodox 28 Aug 2012 | 10:45 pm
I have noticed a little phrase coming to my lips, and in the writing of others, that creeps up really quite often, “…that’s what the west got wrong,” or “…in our western mindset.”… Read More →
Ezekiel 19-21: The Wrath of God 13 Aug 2012 | 11:09 pm
My morning reading today was Ezekiel 19-21, and I must admit it was a reality check for me as I have not spent much time in the prophetic books (aside…
Genesis 11 – The Conversion of Abraham 8 Aug 2012 | 06:01 pm
Reading over Genesis 11 today I was struck by an interesting parallel to the spiritual life that many of the ascetics I’ve read lately teach. Depending on the metaphor being used they speak… Read Mor...
Confessing one’s thoughts 8 Aug 2012 | 02:40 am
“Another brother was goaded by lust, and rising at night he made his way to an old man, and told him his thoughts, and the old man comforted him. And…
The Making of Man – A Reflection 7 Aug 2012 | 06:29 pm
In Genesis one God creates humanity as a collective, as a Church. He creates them in unity with one another for unity with himself. In Genesis 2 he breaks mankind into two sexes,… Read More →
The Power of the Psalms 6 Aug 2012 | 08:13 pm
The first prayer rule I was ever given was simply to read the psalter, and for that I am eternally grateful. I pass along here an article I came across elsewhere on the… Read More →
A Short Exposition of Orthodox Doctrine 3 Aug 2012 | 07:27 pm
This article can be found here and here. I post it here in the fear that it might be taken offline one day, and I’d never find it again. I Believe… : A… Read More →
The Betrothed 12 Jul 2012 | 02:15 am
In the early days of Christian marriage, and even predating Christianity, the betrothal and the actual wedding were held at some time distance apart. People would gather at the Church and celebrate t...
