Monthly Archives: January 2005

Spiritual Poverty: Death to Life

Recently, in a piece on The Deification of Man, I mentioned the Prodigal Son’s “coming to himself” as being a place of reality, decision and conversion. In another article on Orthodox Evangelism, death is mentioned as a prerequisite. Here follows … Continue reading

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Spoonge Bob + Snoop Dog = End of Time?

Sponge Bob chimes in to redefine the Family. I’m thirty-three years old now. I see a lot of things differently now than I used to. I try to do more right than wrong and to keep God in everything I … Continue reading

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Good News

Tsunami donations until January 31st — deductible for 2004 Tax Year. Orthodox conversion testimony & exegesis from a former Calvinist. THX: Karl

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St Gregory of Nyssa

Huw Raphael remembers St Gregory on his feast day. You can find some of the Saint’s writings on line. Especially T H I S — from one of my favorite books, Presence and Thought …, by Hans Urs von Balthasar. … Continue reading

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God in the Tsunami?

Reading Tsunami op-ed pieces from London is like a breath of fresh air: 1) they don’t hesitate to mention God (the Incarnate one) 2) they’re fearless of questions that we Americans are too naive to ask, much less answer 3) … Continue reading

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