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  • Does God Need Me?

    A Conversation About Relationship Recently, a student said to me, “I’m having a hard time with the Trinity.” I smiled, as this is probably the most common response to this lesson. Let’s face it. The Trinity is a complex doctrine,… Continue reading

    Does God Need Me?

  • I Hate St. Augustine and So Should You

    I do not say “hate” lightly. His worst rhetorical excesses pushed Christian theology to a radically toxic message, one that is hard to extricate from our doctrine. I did not come to this position in an offhand, uninformed way, though.… Continue reading

    I Hate St. Augustine and So Should You

  • Triumph of What?

    As the first week of Great Lent draws to a close, encouragements to persist in the fast increase, and recipes (some of them very tasty) are shared. Fasting for Orthodox is a rigorous practice of virtual veganism for the duration… Continue reading