The topic for Thurs. December 11 – Day 27 of our 30 (40) Days of Blogging is WOOL Yes, the textile fabric. From sheep (or alpacas, or musk oxen, it matters not) Used to make blankets And kilts And as a euphemism to deceive. This saying actually goes back to the days when all … [Read more...]
Learning From A Preacher’s Preacher
by Fr. Thomas Frisby Awhile ago (5 years now!) I (Fr. John) published Sermons and Snickers Bars, a recounting of an important lesson my own homiletics teacher, Fr. Michael Dunaway, imparted to us at St. Herman Seminary. There are many stories of important lessons garnered by Orthodox clergy who … [Read more...]
On Spiritual Deception
by Fr. Seraphim Rose The concept of prelest, a key one in Orthodox ascetical teaching, is completely absent in the Protestant-Catholic world which produced the "charismatic" movement; and this fact explains why such an obvious deception can gain such a hold over nominally "Christian" circles, and … [Read more...]
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