We all know that every culture has practices that leave other cultures scratching their heads. I have lived in several cultures, and understand this quite well. Nevertheless, it must be admitted that the news story below most certainly fits into the category of leaving me incredibly curious as well as confused. RUSSIA RELIGION NEWS Orthodox […]

Recently, I posted a meme that began a discussion concerning Constantine I and the silliness of the argument that is made about how Constantine I somehow stole the Church. This was in spite of the fact that the Church has successfully resisted imperial attempts to excise it for 2 1/2 centuries. As one person who […]

The meme above was recently making the rounds. Most memes are rather logically-challenged. This particular meme actually has maintained a fair degree of logical consistency. It is, of course, too short to deal with complexity, but it summarizes well the argument that is used by the Eastern Orthodox, the Roman Catholics, and the Oriental Orthodox. […]

Recently I wrote an article on the similarity between the Calvinist doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints and the Orthodox doctrine of the ability to lose one’s salvation. In either case, the emphasis is on the idea that a Christian is one who perseveres through to the end. In the case of a Calvinist, […]

There have been lots of news for the last several years of both law enforcement officers being killed and law enforcement officers inappropriately killing civilians. If you were to watch any, and all, of the cable news, you would say that the rate of killings of both law enforcement officers and by law enforcement officers […]

“However, the report went around concerning Him all the more; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities. So, He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed,” (Luke 5:15-16). There are many Scriptures that speak of Our Lord Jesus withdrawing to pray. All the Evangelists, in […]

If you cannot preach like Peter, if you cannot pray like Paul, you can tell the love of Jesus and say, “He died for all.” — Hymn, There Is A Balm in Gilead “Love can be sacrificial, and in so doing, it becomes redemptive.” — Bishop Michael Bruce Curry OK, I admit to being a bit of an […]

The term “once saved always saved” is used frequently among various–but not all–Evangelicals in English-speaking countries. The concept, however, is treated in one of two ways. While the Orthodox would agree with neither way, it may surprise you to learn that we would be closer to the way once-saved-always-saved is used in the T.U.L.I.P acrostic […]