Mar 29, 2008

There are passages in scripture that are certainly recorded by inspiration (infallibly, if you like) that are nevertheless not words of God, and were not spoken by any godly inspiration. For example, “Curse God and die!” “What will you give me and I will betray Him to you,” and “Command these stones to become bread.” That last, for instance, is...

Mar 29, 2008

There are no religious laws that require us to kiss a ritual or holy object. There is only the force of custom as it develops through the ages. In varying degrees kissing has become an optional commonplace among the Jews as an expression of religious devotion...

Mar 27, 2008

by Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria (c.318 AD) Introduction by C.S. Lewis Chapter 1 Creation and the Fall 1  In our former book 1 we dealt fully enough with a few of the chief points about the heathen worship of idols, and how those false fears originally arose. We also, by God’s grace, briefly indicated that the Word of the Father is Himself divine,...

Mar 15, 2008

Saint Silouan was born Simeon Ivanovich Antonov in 1866...

Mar 14, 2008

I had been a Buddhist for ten years. I was ordained after seven years of study with my teacher in a small family line of the Nyingma Lineage of Vajarayana (Tibetan ) Buddhism. I had a Spiritual Master in that lineage whom I loved and still love. He was, and continues to be an example of kindness in my life. It was through his instruction that I began to see the world with wider eyes and heart. I was ordained as a Ngakpa in the Nyingma Lineage...

Mar 1, 2008

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Awe came upon every soul, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common… Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate...