The commemoration this Sunday is of St. John of the Ladder, who wrote a book called The Ladder of Divine Ascent (hence the surname) which monastics traditionally read during Lent. I have never read the book, and know very little about it. Thus, this weekend more than any other during this time of year, I have nothing much to say about it ( Read more... )

To preface: I wrote this entry in my own journal a few days ago, but I decided to post it here in case someone would like to read it. I thought it might be a good read for some, or that I could maybe get some more input on it. It's actually kind of a part of a 'series' I have been writing on fruit, which would be hard to find in my journal ( Read more... )

What really is the place of the law (I mean only the 10 commandments), in christian life ( Read more... )

Lot's of talk about the law recently. Thought I could put in a few cents ( Read more... )

Jesus said, "I came, not to do away with the Law , but to fulfill it ( Read more... )

In my previous OP, I got a good response to one question that had bugged me considerably, but I fear I covered too many points to gt them all answered ( Read more... )

Hey, I've noticed that several people in this and other communities, when referring to God, omit the middle vowel. My assumption has always been that this is a mimick of the Jewish practice of removing the vowels from Yahweh and thus writing God's name as YHWH. I'm wondering why people do it with God? In the case of YHWH it is an attempt to ( Read more... )

Today is the opening of an art exhibition at our church. It is part of our overall effort to encourage believers to reclaim their inheritance as creative children of a Creator God.

The central piece is one by my wife, called “The Open Tabernacle.” It is a simple open cube marked off by ribbons at each edge. Here is the accompanying description:

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Going along the theme of my last post, this post will deal with Christianity as a whole ( Read more... )