Message in a Bottle
Earlier this evening, I went downstairs to look for and to go through my file boxes. I was on a mission of sorts. I wanted to find the remnants of the writings I’d done (in some cases nearly 28 years...
View ArticleThe Desire for Well-Being
I have been having a friendly discussion (not a debate, thank God) on whether or not the Orthodox teaching on theosis is just another way of talking about the Roman Catholic dogma of purgatory. It is...
View ArticleThe Geometry of the Heart
Make known Your ways to me, O Lord, and teach me Your paths (Psalm 24 [25 in Hebrew]) This noontime prayer is a noble one, and one of whose effects we largely pray in ignorance. And thank God for that...
View ArticleHalf-Finished Thoughts on Discerning God’s Will
We often approach the task of discerning God’s will quite dialectically: either this, or that. If we have free will–as I believe we do–we use that will to take one or another course, each of which is...
View ArticleBye, Bye, Beef
Sadly, at the end of tomorrow, we’ll begin to sing the blues. So here is my homage to Beef. It’s what was for dinner. [You’ll know the tune, with sincere apologies to the Everly Brothers] Bye, bye,...
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