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March 2012

March 16, 2012

Hippies, monks, and Lent

Here we are in the middle of Lent and I'm stuck on hippies. I've always...

March 05, 2012

Fighting Downton Abbey passions

At the dawn of the surprise-hit series Downton Abbey Mary Crawley has a momentary and...

February 2012

February 20, 2012

Grace and the blame game

There’s a view of God’s sovereignty that can leave us with nothing to do. Since...

November 2011

November 14, 2011

Stepping upon Christ’s back

Getting your theology from pop lyrics is usually a poor idea, but there are wonderful...

November 11, 2011

Why we don’t bear fruit

One of Jesus' many well-known parables is the parable of the sower, which imagines a...

November 01, 2011

Testing in the Christian life

My son Fionn held up two toy cars. "Which one is faster?" he asked. I...

August 2011

August 29, 2011

Patched, not discarded

A soldier came upon a monk and asked him if a repentant man would be...

August 04, 2011

Consumer Christianity

How was your church service last week? Were the songs good, the pastor polished, the...

July 2011

July 19, 2011

Less happiness, more joy

There has been a lot of serious psychological and neurobiological research on happiness in recent...

July 11, 2011

How to wreck your life

If you’re looking to get off on the wrong foot this week, start with ingratitude....

July 01, 2011

Are you making progress?

What does the perfect Christian life look like? When asked the question by a friend,...

February 2011

February 14, 2011

Fear and the stories we tell ourselves

We live in a bramble of innumerable fears. We have anxiety about our families, worry...

February 08, 2011

Where we turn to model our lives

According to tradition, the first icon-painter in the Church was the evangelist Luke, and the...

January 2011

January 31, 2011

The slow-drip destruction of sin

The Christian walk is strewn with snares and pitfalls, many of which are placed in...

January 19, 2011

Go ahead and live badly

Perhaps the most tiresome complaint about Christians is that they are hypocrites. Just typing the...

January 13, 2011

Don’t change boats, change yourself

Ever feel like a change in circumstances would make life easier? You’re not alone. Basil...

August 2010

August 30, 2010

No progress without resistance

"Lot of things can get in the way when you're tryin' to do what’s right."...

August 26, 2010

Guard the eyes, douse the flames

Theatergoers will be able to break out their 3D glasses and watch Avatar again this...

July 2010

July 22, 2010

Every little step counts

In movies the hero butts up against a problem, something that threatens his peace, safety,...

July 20, 2010

The saintly imperative

I think that the concept of personal holiness is a bit misleading. In the Orthodox...

July 09, 2010

Weeding and cultivating life

When I was a boy I spent a lot of time with my maternal grandfather....

July 07, 2010

Growing into Christ

When you’re a kid you rarely glimpse just how challenging, grief-stricken, and dangerous the world...

June 2010

June 30, 2010

Giving thanks always

Life, to quote that neglected philosopher Tonio K., is “a fiery ordeal.” Sometimes it’s easy....

August 2009

August 17, 2009

Name it and claim it—for real

The so-called Prosperity Gospel uses a catchphrase that rankles its naysayers: “Name it and claim...

May 2009

May 17, 2009

No pain, no gain

Jane Fonda popularized the phrase “no pain, no gain” in her exercise videos of the...