But don’t you think they would wonder what happened to the order of their Religious Year? Where are the Feasts? Oh, sure, the Church has feasts. But they are not just new. They are not just improved. They are complete replacements. As though the church went from DOS to Mac in one generation (if you […]
On the “Greeking” of the Church
In our ongoing conversation, Scott writes (again, with permission to post): What troubles me about that unanimity is the almost complete rejection (a sort of pseudo-Marcionism) of Jesus’ Jewishness. I think I can accept that the influx of Gentiles post-70 AD would lead to a “Greekening” of the Church. And certainly historical events and the […]
Would a first-century believer recognize the Orthodox Church?
While Orthodox liturgy looks an awful lot like Jewish liturgy (Temple and Synagogue), some of Her theology and practices would appear completely foreign to a first century follower of the Messiah. So wrote Scott to me recently, and it is a legitimate comment and question. With his permission, I am reposting some of our conversation […]
Why do you make it so hard to become Orthodox? – part 03
OK, I understand much of what you have been saying, but why must I have a sponsor, or why is a baby expected to have godparents? Well, in the book of Hebrews, it says: For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of […]
Why do you make it so hard to become Orthodox? – part 02
So, why is a catechumen encouraged to take on a “new” name when they are chrismated? What’s in a name? Taking on a new name is not necessary, but it is highly encouraged. The background to a name change goes all the way back to the beginnings of God’s special interactions with Abraham and continued […]
Why do you make it so hard to become Orthodox? – part 01
Last week one of my readers asked me to comment on the year-long process to become Orthodox and be allowed to participate in the sacraments. Let me begin with a bit of contrast. Recently, an evangelical who worked on the Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, and is a blogger, wrote a posting listing ten problems with […]
My big fat Greek food festival
Besides church, I was invited today to the big annual ethnic food festival at the local Greek Orthodox parish. It was wonderful! I ate too much. I will regret it tomorrow, and I do not regret it in the slightest today. I had the opportunity to watch the different Greek dance teams, that ranged from […]
The appropriate way to discuss income redistribution
Hopefully no one will be offended, but below is the appropriate way to discuss income redistribution.
More chimpanzee inkblot test
Two days ago, I commented on the flap surrounding the New York Post chimpanzee cartoon. Well, it is still meandering its weary way through the “national” media, like a soap opera that refuses to end. Nevertheless, there is something that we can learn out of all this, as Christians. Part of our family’s missionary training […]
French Foreign Legion — still there and “romantic”
Many of us, of a certain age, have seen the movie Casablanca on TV. And, we were impressed by a tremendously romantic movie. We may have also seen many of the clearly B movies that Hollywood turned out in the 1950’s that involved the French Foreign Legion. I believe that the character of Captain Renault […]
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