In a consumerist age, when every niche group spawns its own "culture," are we preserving authentic Orthodox Tradition? Or do movements such as the Philip Ludwell III Orthodox Fellowship threaten to make our drift away from authenticity even worse? The post Astroturfing Tradition: Attempting to Invent a Southern Orthodoxy appeared first on Orthodox Reflections.| Orthodox Reflections
In the Spanish language there is a wonderful idiom that has gone out of fashion in our times to express a sudden silence: “ha pasado un ángel”, or an angel passed by. The phrase is commonly used wh…| Infrapolitical Reflections
I currently have three quotes on the wall in my study at the church building. I suspect that this will change with time, but each phrase is a reminder to me and I hope will shape my ministry over t…| nuakh
Studying a combination of the Masoretic Old Testament and the Greek Septuagint proves the perpetual virginity of Mary, the Mother of God.| Orthodox Reflections
Tara Westover's memoir, Educated, resonates with me because I too was shaped by authoritarianism. And it's as old as the Roman Empire.| Priscilla Stuckey
When I was in high school and trying to figure out the whole following Jesus thing, I encountered the guy in this video. He was a young, up-and-coming pastor at a church a couple hours north of us, a guy who asked the kind of questions that I was asking and gave answers that I was able to understand. He helped a lot of my friends think about what it meant to follow Jesus. And The post Does Love Win? appeared first on Conciliar Post.| Conciliar Post
No matter what you suffer, abandoning God is always your choice alone. If you do not forget God, He will not forget you.| Orthodox Reflections
Tattoos have harmful physical and spiritual impacts. 32 percent of Americans have one. Why are we doing this to ourselves?| Orthodox Reflections
St. Augustine of Hippo (stained glass; location unknown) 1John 3 [1] Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. [2] Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not […]| Christian Platonism
How often do you use analogies when trying to explain things? I’ll bet you do it more often than you realize. An analogy involves a comparison between two things, usually for the purpose of e…| Reflections
Having been an author, professor, Sunday school teacher, and radio talk show host over my thirty-five-year professional career, I’ve been asked thousands of questions about all things relatin…| Reflections
