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2024-12-06T03:19:44-05:00

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God’s Plan For Creation Is Theosis Not Perdition

Last updated on: December 6, 2024 at 3:19 am By Henry Karlson

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God created everything, making it all good. To be sure, it is not good in and of itself, that is, creation did not give itself its goodness. Rather, it is a gift given to it by God. Nothing comes from nothing. God brought everything into being, granting it a share in God’s own goodness. Insofar as anyone or anything participates in that goodness, it can be said to be good. Due to this goodness, God sees something in creation, in... Read more

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2024-12-04T03:23:10-05:00

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Christians Often Are The Cause Of Their Own Problems

Last updated on: December 4, 2024 at 3:23 am By Henry Karlson

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There is a story concerning St. John of Damascus indicating that his right hand had been cut off. According to tradition, the Byzantine emperor, Leo III, who was an iconoclast, forged a letter under John’s name suggesting that John was orchestrating an attack and attempted take-over of Damascus. The emperor did this because he was angry at John’s apologetical writings defending the use of icons. The caliph, upon receiving copies of the letter, had John’s hand removed and then hung... Read more

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2024-12-02T07:26:55-05:00

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Can We Learn From Bulgakov’s Fight Against Nationalism?

Last updated on: December 2, 2024 at 7:26 am By Henry Karlson

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Not long after I was chrismated, one of my Orthodox contacts asked me what I thought of the Sophiologists. At that time, I answered as only I could: I had no thoughts on them because I had not read anything they had written. They barely even registered on what I read or studied up to that point. That would soon change as I would find used copies of several books by Vladimir Solovyov for sale at my favorite used bookstore... Read more

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2024-12-01T03:24:33-05:00

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The Jesus Prayer

Last updated on: December 1, 2024 at 3:24 am By Henry Karlson

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The Jesus prayer, one of the more important meditative prayers of the Christian tradition, used especially by Eastern Christians, is at its heart, a simple prayer. While there are a few variations as to how the prayer can be said, the most common words used for it are: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me a sinner.” The simplicity of the prayer helps us still our mind, and in doing so, helping us to attain some level... Read more

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2024-11-29T03:26:47-05:00

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Finding Our Focus

Last updated on: November 29, 2024 at 3:26 am By Henry Karlson

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While Christians all have one and the same calling – that is, to be united with God and participate in the divine life, each person will find the way they do this will be different from each other. God’s nature infinitely transcends the capacity of human nature, so that there is an infinite variety of ways for human persons to interact with and integrate themselves into the divine life. Thus, every Christian, indeed, every human person, will have a different... Read more

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2024-11-27T03:26:58-05:00

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Thanksgiving And Hope

Last updated on: November 27, 2024 at 3:26 am By Henry Karlson

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It was not long after I was chrismated, becoming Byzantine Catholic, that I was in the classical section of a local music store and discovered John Tavener. This was long before he before he became famous due to his involvement Princess Diana’s funeral. I bought my first Tavener CD, and quickly found myself becoming a fan of his work. This is not to say I connected with all the music he made, as I have not, but I have found... Read more

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2024-11-26T03:22:54-05:00

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Finding Balance: Moderating The Extremes

Last updated on: November 26, 2024 at 3:22 am By Henry Karlson

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Extremes can destroy us. We can find many examples where something which is good loses its goodness when it is taken to an extreme. We can see this in the foods we eat. Many nutritious foods will end up being poisonous if we eat too much of them at a time. We can see this also with medicine. The right dose can save lives; too high a dose, and they can kill. The same, then, is also with many other... Read more

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2024-11-24T03:21:37-05:00

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Peace And The Spiritual Battle

Last updated on: November 24, 2024 at 3:21 am By Henry Karlson

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Christians are called to peacemakers, but to do that, they must not confuse peacemaking with doing nothing to confront the forces of darkness and injustice, that is, the forces of sin. They are to be bridge-builders, doing what they can to restore what sin has broken apart or destroyed. They are to work for and promote justice, doing so without falling for some new form of injustice themselves. This is why they must not embrace retributive justice as a means... Read more

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2024-11-22T01:03:03-05:00

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Judas : Apostle, Friend, And Lover Of Christ

Last updated on: November 22, 2024 at 1:03 am By Henry Karlson

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While we tend to think of Judas in hindsight, that is, as the one who betrayed Jesus, it is important to remember he was also an apostle, chosen by Jesus. Indeed, as Sergius Bulgakov reminds us in his examination of Judas, Judas even loved Jesus. We must not think of Judas merely as a villain, as someone who came to Jesus with false pretenses, with the express purpose of betraying Jesus. Bulgakov put it succinctly: despite his betrayal, Judas was... Read more

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2024-11-19T06:24:00-05:00

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By Labeling People Criminals, Tyrants Try To Justify Abuse

Last updated on: November 19, 2024 at 6:24 am By Henry Karlson

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One of the most frequent responses I have been given by many American Christians when I ask them about what Trump plans to do with migrants and refugees is that they deserve what is coming to them because they are criminals. That is, they claim, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that all Trump wants to do is deport all migrants who are here illegally, and that because they are here illegally, they are criminals who deserve to be... Read more

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