Monthly Archives: February 2012
Genesis 1:14-23
And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, and let them be lights in … Continue reading
Genesis 1:1-13
In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep. The Spirit of God hovered over the face of the water. Then God said, “Let … Continue reading
1st Day of Great Lent
And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. (Genesis 1:5) Two hymns to ponder from the services for Monday, the first day of Great Lent, one from Matins: LET US BEGIN THE ALL‑HOLY SEASON OF FASTING WITH … Continue reading
The Wages of Sin is Death
“The classical Christian teaching is that death originated in the sin of Adam and Eve and spread to all of humankind, since all sinned (Rom. 6:23) and the ‘sting of death is sin’ (1 Cor. 15:56). This mystery is deeply … Continue reading
God’s Response to Original Sin: Mercy
“In this way, then, did God from the very beginning constantly show kindness to the human race. For as soon as He created the first man, He straightway and from the first settled him in Paradise, granted him that gift … Continue reading
The Lenten Spring (2012)
We just read the verses from matins on Wednesday that the Lenten Spring has arrived – the Flower of Repentance. Lo and behold, today the 1st crocuses emerged, as if on command to joyously announce the season – as they … Continue reading
The Great Depression and the Great Recession (2)
This blog is the conclusion of The Great Depression and the Great Recession (1) in which we consider two articles which compare and contrast the 20th Century’s Great Depression with the 21st Century’s Great Recession. In this blog we are … Continue reading
Romans 8:38-39*
Asceticism – fasting, self denial, abstinence, taking up one’s cross, following Christ – was in the early days of Christianity seen as a way to imitate the Holy Martyrs whose love for God was not diminished by suffering or death. … Continue reading
The Great Depression and the Great Recession (1)
Blogging for me is a way to express some thoughts and reactions to things I read or learn about. As I’ve note before one doesn’t have to know something to blog, one only has to have an opinion which one … Continue reading
The Flower of Repentance
From the Matins Hymns for Wednesday of Cheesefare Week (the week before Great Lent Begins) comes two hymns which offer us thoughts for Great Lent. The first is a jubilant proclamation of the arrival of the Lenten Season. THE LENTEN SPRING … Continue reading
