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2020-12-06T01:39:45-04:00

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Jolly Old Saint Nicholas and No Other Gods

Last updated on: December 6, 2020 at 1:39 am By John Mark N. Reynolds

All the jollification was there when we celebrated the advocate of children and orthodoxy: jolly old Saint Nicholas. We stood in a long line as various people, many Russians, numerous Greeks, and cautious Syrians, prepared to pray at the tomb of Saint Nicholas in Muslim Turkey. There were more than a few Turks. False piety was impossible, because the lines were too long for the mask to hold. Instead, we endured, as good people must do, and then were able... Read more

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2020-12-05T23:43:49-04:00

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Child Care: A Simple Thing Every Christian School and College Should Strive to Do

Last updated on: December 5, 2020 at 11:43 pm By John Mark N. Reynolds

We need every different voice: men, women, the older, younger, all the family. If we isolate ourselves from others (whatever “other”) then we get weird and wrong headed. Grandparents, parents, children can all join together to do great things. I saw my dad and his granddaughter working on a project. It was beautiful. At one moment three generations were working together, pulling in the same direction, and this should be normal. We need to hear Nina, equal to the Apostles, and Holy... Read more

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2020-12-04T08:42:28-04:00

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Class with Tea

Last updated on: December 4, 2020 at 8:42 am By John Mark N. Reynolds

Make beauty where you can, spending if you must, but be warned of those who do not care to try to do things as beautifully as possible. You need not gild a lily, they are already beautiful, but at the end of a hard slog of work, try for spoon full of sugar. Twice a semester, our College has keystone sessions where faculty and students gather to discuss a great text for an entire day. One session is generally held... Read more

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2020-12-02T22:25:19-04:00

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The Nativity is Coming (Guest Voice: Bishop Thomas)

Last updated on: December 2, 2020 at 10:25 pm By John Mark N. Reynolds

Bishop Thomas, a friend of our School and College, sends greetings as we approach the Nativity of Christ. This good man, pastor and teacher gives us meaning to our Holiday. ——————- Christ is born! Glorify Him! I greet you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who was incarnate for our salvation. This year has been like no other in our lifetime as even now the whole world is suffering under the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus.... Read more

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2020-12-02T23:22:56-04:00

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In Miniature

Last updated on: December 2, 2020 at 11:22 pm By John Mark N. Reynolds

The very smallness is what is fascinating. Miniature London is well underway in our house. The construction has taken several days and while I am not able to do much of the actual arrangements, as my general coordination would leave many of the porcelain pieces in ruins, I enjoy the entire process. A mistake that the movies made in dealing with Narnia was to assume that CS Lewis lacked the expansive imagination of Tolkien. The filmmakers tried to make the... Read more

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2020-12-02T09:09:41-04:00

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Let Go, See the Goodness of the New that is Coming

Last updated on: December 2, 2020 at 9:09 am By John Mark N. Reynolds

When I was a baby, on my first Christmas, my family had a very simple nativity set. The world “creche” was one that I would be taught later! That creche sits on my desk in my home office this Christmas when I am fifty-seven. There is as much glue holding it together as plastic, the kind of plastic made in the early sixties that is brittle and sharp when it breaks. I know. This nativity set, like my life, has... Read more

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2020-12-02T09:17:33-04:00

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Red Letter Day at the Bailey Building and Loan

Last updated on: December 2, 2020 at 9:17 am By John Mark N. Reynolds

If I have a bad day, I call my dad and say: “It is another red letter day at the Bailey Building and Loan.” This is a line from a Frank Capra film. Dad knows it indicates a very hard day. Generally, he gives me a true word, speaking encouragement or correction into hard times. Dad tells me what is so. That can be disappointing, as reality is hard. Dad does not hesitate to tell me what I should hear... Read more

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2020-11-29T23:38:03-04:00

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Jollification, First Year, Thirty-Fifth Year

Last updated on: November 29, 2020 at 11:38 pm By John Mark N. Reynolds

We got out our first Christmas ornament last night from thirty-five years ago as we decorated our tree: once again just the two of us. The next day we journeyed with our son-in-law and daughter to help select their first tree. Their car was jam-packed with ornaments from Target as ours, so many years ago, had been filled with the treasures of Mr. Woolworth. This was entirely happy. There were joys in our first Christmas together, jollity when our children... Read more

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2020-11-30T00:37:48-04:00

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A Christmas Tree with Masks

Last updated on: November 30, 2020 at 12:37 am By John Mark N. Reynolds

Many of our Christmas pictures this COVID year will have masks over beloved faces. Our Christmas tree supplier, hooking us up with jollification, asked us to mask up, so we did. Why not? We did not have to get our tree at that store. We could have gone to an outside lot with no masking, but we like our local lot. The folks working there are a jolly lot and we were happy to support them. Times are tough, and... Read more

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2020-11-28T12:13:45-04:00

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Advent Rigor: Joy Against the World

Last updated on: November 28, 2020 at 12:13 pm By John Mark N. Reynolds

Christmas is coming, but Advent is here. The College and the School at Saint Constantine will concede no joy to anyone. We want all the goodness, truth, and beauty that there is. If there is a party to be had, we want to be there. If that party does more harm than good, then our pastors will point this out and we will back out, but not because of the fun. A party that is harmful is no party, but... Read more

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