Category Archives: Orthodoxy
- October 24, 2010
- Shepherds or Butchers?– also posted in Discussion, Life, Spirituality
Clericalism suffocates; it makes part of itself into the whole sacred character of the Church; it makes its power a sacred power to control, to lead, to administer; a power to perform sacraments, and, in general, it makes any power a power given to me! Clericalism separates all “sacredness” from the lay people: the iconostasis, [...]
- October 12, 2010
- The Seduction of Being Right– also posted in Discussion, Spirituality
“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do [...]
- September 19, 2007
- Rich & Rob– also posted in Life, Spirituality, Suffering
Richard Wayne Mullins October 21, 1955 – September 19, 1997 (Click on the player above to hear some music and words from Rich. You can slide the little slider doo-hickey to the right to skip to the next song. ) Today is the 10th Anniversary of Rich Mullins death. It also would have been my [...]
- March 7, 2007
- Down The Path – O Lord & Master of My Life– also posted in Life, Spirituality
The Lenten Prayer of St. Ephraim begins, “O Lord and Master of my life…” Before I attempt to be profound and expound and resound and then have to rebound and all of that hoo-ha, I’ll tell a story. Actually you should probably know that most of this series will be stories. When I was much [...]