Drawing a Line around Space-Time

“But do they teach you who God really is?” she asked wistfully. “That’s what I wish my church would do.”
My heart leapt and I wanted to simply say yes. That is indeed the pursuit that led me to the Orthodox Church.
Just as we began looking into Orthodoxy I read an article by a prominent fundamentalist. He [...]

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Listening to the Better Parts of our World

If I allow my mind to flit back to the days of my youth in search of a representative scene or day, I usually come up with a composite picture that racks me with nostalgic longing. Me, huddled by a window or on a porch swing, reading a classic novel and listening to classical music. The [...]

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The Arena of Religious Debate: Where Orthodoxy Wins by Not Entering the Lists

As soon as I was reasonably sure I wanted to become Orthodox in my Christianity, one of the first feelings or sentiments I experienced was a new distate for religious debate. It felt distinctly impious for me to throw my new-found allegiance toward historic Christian faith into the roiling ring of present-day theological dialogue. I don’t know if [...]

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Evil Editor “Overlord” Entry

I whipped this up last night as an entry for Evil Editor’s latest writing excercise. Thought I might as well post it here as I have nothing else at the moment.
The theme is “300-word scene from end of evil overlord novel involving someone gloating over his own brilliance only to look like an idiot moments [...]

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