silouanthompson.net

Sea dragon

Sea dragon

Dec 31, 2011

They live in temperate and tropical waters, staying afloat by swallowing air and keeping it in their stomachs. They eat the venomous Portuguese Man o’ War jellyfish...

8 Gnostic Myths You May Have Imbibed

8 Gnostic Myths You May Have Imbibed

Dec 29, 2011

Gnostic Myth # 1: Christianity isn’t a Religion, it’s a Relationship...

I’ll see your Cylon toaster and raise you…

I’ll see your Cylon toaster and raise you…

Dec 29, 2011

I'll see your Cylon toaster and raise you...

You see an abandoned chair on the street

You see an abandoned chair on the street

Dec 27, 2011

You think "It has the potential to be something beautiful..."

Basil on traditions

Basil on traditions

Dec 27, 2011

“Of the beliefs and practices which are preserved in the Church, some we possess derived from written teaching; others we have received by the tradition of the apostles; and both of these in relation to true religion have the same force.”

Don Cherry, Hockey Pianist

Don Cherry, Hockey Pianist

Dec 26, 2011

A single small enhancement has been added to this conversation with Canadian hockey commentator Don Cherry. See if you can identify...

When Is Christmas, Anyway? (a post for the second day of Christmas)

When Is Christmas, Anyway? (a post for the second day of Christmas)

Dec 26, 2011

Terry Mattingly writes: For those who follow Christian traditions, Christmas begins when the darkness of Christmas Eve yields to bright midnight candles and the Mass of the Angels or the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Christmas season then lasts 12 days, ending with Epiphany on Jan. 6. But things aren’t that simple in modern...

Christmas on Skaro

Christmas on Skaro

Dec 22, 2011

The festive Christmas Dalek. What a lovely tradition.

Deacons and bishops at the end of the first century

Deacons and bishops at  the end of the first century

Dec 21, 2011

St Paul wrote his New Testament advice to elders and overseers. By the end of the first century, St John's disciple Ignatius wrote about how these orders of clergy interacted in his experience...

Spectacular preview of “The Hobbit”

Spectacular preview of “The Hobbit”

Dec 21, 2011

The new Peter Jackson film looks simply amazing!