Maybe you’ve heard the old Bolshevik saying, “The worse things get, the better things are.” It makes sense for revolutionaries intent on overthrowing the existing order: The worse things get, the more dissatisfied people will be with things as they are, and the more open they will be to revolutionary change. In our case, as … Africa’s New Deaconess: What’s the Bother? Read More »| Patristic Faith
My dear readers, during this most beautiful week of the Cross, in the middle of the Great Fast, I wanted to share with you the words of the holy Archbishop Averky. They are from his work, “The Kingdom of God on earth – progress or the Cross?” Which is a chapter is a greater work called, “True Orthodoxy and the Modern World.” We are reminded that our hope is in Christ the Lord. It is Him, His life that is continually revealed on earth, that we are called to seek with all our heart, m...| Patristic Faith
Incite questions, or clear attack, as to the motive and character of your opponent, discredit him, and thereby circumvent addressing any viable and legitimate topics or issues he may raise or present. In modern times this is called character assassination. In the study of fallacies, it would fall under the ad hominem fallacy.| Patristic Faith