Forgetfulness (of God) is Foolishness
I regretted passing over the Lord’s parable appointed to be read at the Divine Liturgy yesterday. Yet at the same time, I wanted to bring…
Reflections in Christ
The Authority of the Fathers
We Orthodox are fond of referring to the Church Fathers as authorities within the Church. When faced with a new or controversial issue, an…
Reading the Old Testament
Though Marcion has been dead for a long time, his legacy is still among us. Marcion was a heretic in the second century who said that…
With a Little Help from My (Dinosaur) Friends
Who would have thought that dinosaurs would feature in Christian apologetics? Like everyone of my vintage, I loved dinosaurs when…
Eternal Security
The first knock-down drag-out theological scrap I ever had was in high school and it was over the doctrine of Eternal Security. I was not…
Reading the Song of Solomon Today
The Biblical Song of Solomon (also called the Song of Songs) has always been read by Christians on two different levels…
Remembering in Communion the Holy Fathers of The Seventh Ecumenical Council: On the Relationship of Image and Person in the Redemptive Work of Sacred Space
Most feast days celebrated in the Orthodox Church focus on the remembrance of Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, or other saintly…
Comfort in Affliction
Earth is very dangerous planet to live on—at least under the present circumstances. One day, in the age to come, the wolf will lie down with…
The God of the Old Testament
In the rough and tumble world of online discussion of just about any current theological issue, eventually one is sure to come…
Justifying Genocide and Building a Better World
I have just finished watching a brief ten minute video on Youtube from 2008 entitled, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Nazi”, originally…