The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow
Well, they did, but they didn’t know it. Among all the other things, it looks like the ancient Egyptian people invented antibiotics, along with their cousins the Nubians. They fermented a kind of thick pasty porridge that they called ‘beer’ which was highly nutritious and non-intoxicating that had naturally high levels of the antibiotic tetracycline. [...]
By Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos of Nafpaktos I suspect that the custom of decorating a tree at Christmas time is not simply a custom which came to us from the West and which we should replace with other more Orthodox customs. To be sure, I have not gone into the history of the Christmas tree and [...]
I am very particular about context in Scripture, so when I see something obscured that can be clarified, I like to repost it for all. And, in the spirit of the season, a festive libation which has warmed the hearts of men for millenia is the subject. The drinking of beer was prevalent across the [...]
by Jeremy Howell FRANKINCENSE FACTS Boswellia sacra grows in Oman, Yemen and Somalia Other Boswellia species grow in Africa and India The tree may have been named after John Boswell, the uncle of Samuel Johnson’s biographer In ancient Egypt frankincense was thought to be sweat of the gods Source: The Pharmaceutical Journal The gift given [...]
by Clayton E. Cramer When you arm the victims of crime and oppression, they stop being victims. From Firearms and Liberty Website. Copyright 1993 Clayton E. Cramer All Rights Reserved. Electronic redistribution is permitted as long as no alterations are made to the text and this notice appears at the beginning. Print reproduction or for [...]
Darn those facts. This is from the American Civil Rights Union. Let us not forget that as gun ownership decreases historically, tyranny increases exponentially. I’ve just learned that Washington, D.C.’s petition for a rehearing of the Parker case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit was denied today. This is good news. [...]
From The Moody Standard, Moody Bible Institute “Liturgy” is a word that by virtue of its mere obscurity seems to be dropping out of the common vernacular altogether, just as churches that keep the prescribed calendar and hold traditional services have been left stranded by the mainstream of evangelical culture. Liturgy, however, is more than [...]
by Frederica Matthewes-Green Why won’t the Orthodox ordain female priests? Because they understand the mystery of sex. Controversy over the ordination of women has plagued many denominations, but it hasn’t raised similar furor in the Orthodox Church. This is because our way of approaching such issues provides a clear answer: wherever the early church kept [...]
Facts Prove The Existence of St. Nicholas of Myra. by Catherine Tsounis The detailed investigation of the existence of St. Nicholas of Myra by international scientist Andreas George is the final word on the subject. His scientific examination of sources and historical sites disproves the 1970’s action of the Vatican, demoting St. Nicholas as a [...]
by David Athey Obviously not all humor or laughing is good or holy or brings good to our souls, but laughing at ourselves – that’s a winner. In a collection of essays called “Holy Laughter”, Conrad Hyers says, “A common trait of dictators, revolutionaries, and ecclesiastical authoritarians alike is the refusal to laugh at themselves [...]
