Oct 25, 2011

Three problems with the doctrine of satisfactionism. It assumes God has human characteristics; it makes sin to be God's problem rather than man's; and it turns salvation into something external to man, leaving him essentially unchanged.

Oct 25, 2011

How precious the gift of the Cross, how splendid to contemplate! In the Cross there is no mingling of good and evil, as in the tree of paradise: it is wholly beautiful to behold and good to taste. The fruit of this tree is not death but life, not darkness but light.

Oct 20, 2011

These three spiritual principles, or disciplines, are really a summation of the Philokalia, the collection of Orthodox Christian spiritual wisdom. And they are disciplines every single one of us can practice, no matter where we are in life...

Oct 20, 2011

The world is the general name for all the passions. When we wish to call the passions by a common name, we call them the world...

Oct 18, 2011

Christians cannot be distinguished from the rest of the human race by country or language or customs. They do not live in cities of their own; they do not use a peculiar form of speech; they do not follow an eccentric manner of life...

Oct 17, 2011

Beautiful! Also, reminiscent of Ambassador Kosh.

Oct 16, 2011

Cynicism was a school of ethical philosophy that provoked extremes of admiration but also hostility. It is interesting that the revival of interest in Cynicism coincided with the emergence of Christianity.

Oct 15, 2011

The prologue in John sets the stage for the rest of the book. It shows the areas of focus John takes in Gospel: Jesus’ Divine role, and the authority of those who believe.

Oct 15, 2011

This is exactly how I envision the home of Tolkien’s Green Elves.

Oct 14, 2011

"What we are seeing as a company, as we look 10, 20, 30 years down the road, is a potentially significant risk to our supply chain, the coffee bean."