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Orthodox Humor

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This section has Christian jokes and humor, and the lighter side of Orthodoxy. If you are looking for a place to start, I suggest Archdruid of Canterbury Visits Orthodox Patriarch.

1054 and All That

The confused person's guide to being even more confused about Orthodoxy.

Archdruid of Canterbury Visits Orthodox Patriarch

If you don't know what this refers to, do a Google search for "Archbishop of Canterbury becoming a Druid." The issue is more complex than it looks, but not that much more complex.

Evangelical Converts Striving to Be Orthodox

You may have heard of the Evangelicals who studied hard, tried to re-create the Early Christian Church, and rediscovered the Orthodox Church. Here's an update.

Your Fast Track to Consecration!

The most convenient way to become an Orthodox bishop.

Orthodox Spirituality

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This section has free online sermons/homilies and spirituality. Why not read them? You might learn something about faith and Orthodox Christian religion!

There is an ancient Orthodox saying that goes, "A theologian is one who prays and one who prays is a theologian." Theology is not about transmitting information in a Western sense, but about bringing Heaven down to earth. I'm still learning how to do that, but here are some attempts to bring Heaven down to earth so that Heaven's glory shines on earth.

If you are looking for a place to start, I suggest A Pet Owner's Rules. You might also be interested in material from other sections of this website, such as The Christmas Tales, The Steel Orb, Stephanos, and An Orthodox Looks at a Calvinist Looking at Orthodoxy.

Amazing Providence

One thing I have learned as a Christian is what it means for God to look after you.

Animals

Some of us spend a lot of time thinking about what it means to be human. It's also worth thinking a little about animals.

Athanasius: On Creative Fidelity

Ever hear a broken record talking about how Orthodoxy has always been a matter of creative fidelity and never a matter of parrot-like repetition?

Our Crown of Thorns

Christ's crown of thorns has every relevance to our daily lives. Is it something we can have on our own terms?

Do We Have Rights?

We have a lot of rights these days. Or at least we think we do, and the list of our rights is growing longer and longer.

What if I told you that people can get along well without thinking in terms of rights?

Doxology

A poem to hymn the glory of God.

The Eighth Sacrament

In Orthodoxy, there are seven sacraments, officially speaking; but there's a great deal of truth in saying that there is only one sacrament, or that there are a million of them. This is a look at one among many of the "other" sacraments.

Exotic Golden Ages and Restoring Harmony with Nature: Anatomy of a Passion

There is a perennial cry in some quarters to reclaim former glory. We thirst for the exotic, but not always in the best places. Do we appreciate what we have?

Halloween: A Solemn Farewell

I enjoyed Halloween for many years, but it looks different as I begin to understand Orthodoxy.

The Horn of Joy: A Meditation on Eternity and Time, Kairos and Chronos

A meditation on eternity and time.

How to Survive an Economic Depression

Would you like to know how to survive an economic depression? People have survived every kind of disaster from recessions to economic collapses. The way they have survived may have had something to do with spirituality and faith. Do you want to dig deeper into how to survive a depression? You might find some answers here.

Hymn to the Creator of Heaven and Earth

A celebration of the resplendent beauty of the natural world.

The Incarnation: Orthodoxy, Islam, and the Reformation

A look at what the Incarnation means for practical, lived life, and how it may be present or absent in Orthodoxy, Islam, and Protestant Christianity.

Lesser Icons: Reflections on Faith, Icons, and Art

An Orthodox artist looks at art as a variety of icon.

Money

A homily touching on a subject that doesn't get much treatment for how important it is.

An Open Letter to Catholics on Orthodoxy and Ecumenism

An open letter about an elephant in the room that Orthodox are painfully aware of and Catholics seem not to see at all.

Orthodoxy, Contraception, and Spin Doctoring: A Look at an Influential and Disturbing Article

This article was occasioned by the discovery of some of what programmers ironically call, buried treasure: in this case, current Orthodox positions on contraception often are built on top of the buried treasure. Maybe this buried treasure is, as the definition in the jargon file says, "something that needs to be dug up and removed."

A Pet Owner's Rules

God is like a pet owner who has only two rules.

"Religion and Science" Is Not Just Intelligent Design vs. Evolution

There's something askew in how theology seeks to correlate with science. This is about what's wrong with the picture.

Technonomicon: Technology, Nature, Ascesis

We are entranced by technology, and yearn for harmony with nature. But there is more to life than getting technology or taking walks in the woods.

Two Decisive Moments

One of the moments is long ago. The other one can be right now.

What the Present Debate Won't Tell You About Headship

Among Christians, there's a debate about "headship". And those involved can miss something very important.

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