The first topic for our 30(40) Days of Blogging exercise is:
BEARDS
This is the topic for Friday, November 15th – Day one of our 40 Day blogging exercise.
Oh it may seem whimsical and unimportant, but it has been considered very serious business!
The Wars Over Christian Beards
It matters not whether you write for or against, or simply about them! And besides – why not kick off the exercise with something fun!
Just to get you started, here are a few things which may help.
Concerning the Tradition of Long Hair and Beards
Concerning the Tradition of Long Hair and Beards in Orthodox Christian Piety
And, from the Onion Dome;
Russian Orthodox Convert Unable to Grow Luxuriant Beard
And some photos you can use (click each thumbnail to see the full picture);
 The Boss |
 Moses |
 Fr. Joachim |
 Schemamonk |
 You have chosen poorly |
 Gandalf |
 The Myth |
 The Legend |
 Orthodox Prof |
 A real priest |
 Beards give strength |
 Mine is longer than yours |
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 Contemporary Marketing favors beards |
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And, of course, Chuck Norris.
