Month: May 2013
A Letter to Tennessee Senators
Greetings Senator, As an American, but more importantly as an Eastern Orthodox Christian, I am absolutely outraged by the atrocities that are being committed by the Syrian… Read more “A Letter to Tennessee Senators”
The Tale of the Prayer and the Little Fox
This is from the prologue of “Everyday Saints” Definitely going to be a bedtime story for my children one day! In Egypt, in whose ancient Christian… Read more “The Tale of the Prayer and the Little Fox”
Is There Really a Patristic Critique of Icons? (A 5 Part Response to Iconoclasm)
Following is… a 5-part series by Gabe Martini addressing the claim by Presbyterian pastor Steven Wedgeworth that there is significant patristic testimony against iconography…The response is necessarily more… Read more “Is There Really a Patristic Critique of Icons? (A 5 Part Response to Iconoclasm)”
Is There Really a Patristic Critique of Icons? (Part 4 of 5)
Gabe Martini’s 4th response, of 5, to Calvinist pastor Steven Wedgeworth, whose premise is that there is Patristic evidence for his being an iconoclast. Gabe completely dismantles… Read more “Is There Really a Patristic Critique of Icons? (Part 4 of 5)”
Ban Roll-On Baptist Visits an Orthodox Church
Originally posted on A Field Guide to the Orthodox Church:
When one first enters an Orthodox church, it may be a scary or intimidating experience. There is…
Tips from the Monastery: Healthy Self-Deprecation
Originally posted on lessons from a monastery:
Fr. John (as a deacon) with Protopresbyter Theodoros Zisis, August 2012. Christ is risen! According to Wikipedia self-deprecation is the…
The Ecumenical Early Church: A Reply to Pastor Wedgeworth
“The surprising ease with which reformed pastors like Wedgeworth (who are ostensibly theologically conservative) can stretch the category of ‘Church’ to cover heretical sects that denied the… Read more “The Ecumenical Early Church: A Reply to Pastor Wedgeworth”
The Daring Adventure Life 