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The Zennist
Rejecting Buddhism based on personal knowledge
It has become accepted in modern circles of Buddhism, particularly in the West, that the doctrines and teachings of the Buddha shouldn't be accepted just on the basis of belief; rather one should follow one’s own personal knowledge when deciding......
In some passages of the Pali canon the Five Aggregates consisting of form, feeling, thought, inclination, and consciousness are suffering or duhkha. Tied to this is the fact that we crave these five psychophysical constituents. We even mistake them for......
Almost all early Western interpreters of Buddhism wore negative spectacles. When they read Buddhism they saw Buddhism as a form of annihilationism. They understood that nirvana meant utter extinction. The translator Max Müller even condemned Buddhism for “hurling man into......
Still a popular book, What the Buddha Taught, by the Walpola Rahula, is not without errors when it comes to explaining the Five Aggregates (P., khandhas) and the Self (P., attâ; S., atman). Instead of saying the Five Aggregates are......
This iceless and deathless medium
A personal koan-like question might be anyone of the following: “Who is thinking?”, “What is my original face?” or “Who is it that repeats the Buddha’s name?” These questions and others seem to always take us to a door that......
Unlike the water lilies that grow in the lake a few blocks from where I live, the lotus rises above the water on stems, some reaching as high as eight feet. A lotus flower can, in addition, be up to......
Rejecting Buddhism based on personal knowledge
It has become accepted in modern circles of Buddhism, particularly in the West, that the doctrines and teachings of the Buddha shouldn't be accepted just on the basis of belief; rather one should follow one’s own personal knowledge when deciding......
In some passages of the Pali canon the Five Aggregates consisting of form, feeling, thought, inclination, and consciousness are suffering or duhkha. Tied to this is the fact that we crave these five psychophysical constituents. We even mistake them for......
Almost all early Western interpreters of Buddhism wore negative spectacles. When they read Buddhism they saw Buddhism as a form of annihilationism. They understood that nirvana meant utter extinction. The translator Max Müller even condemned Buddhism for “hurling man into......
Still a popular book, What the Buddha Taught, by the Walpola Rahula, is not without errors when it comes to explaining the Five Aggregates (P., khandhas) and the Self (P., attâ; S., atman). Instead of saying the Five Aggregates are......
This iceless and deathless medium
A personal koan-like question might be anyone of the following: “Who is thinking?”, “What is my original face?” or “Who is it that repeats the Buddha’s name?” These questions and others seem to always take us to a door that......
Unlike the water lilies that grow in the lake a few blocks from where I live, the lotus rises above the water on stems, some reaching as high as eight feet. A lotus flower can, in addition, be up to......
Lausanne World Pulse
Claiming Back Our Campuses for Christ: An Example from South Africa
In order to turn the tide of moral decay South Africa is rapidly heading toward, the Church should invest in children, youth, and young adults....
Dynamic Evangelism: Jumping Out of the Window and into the Harvest
The students are clamoring and the professor is holed up in his office. They want answers and he cannot hold them back for long....
The Christian solution to the ecological crisis is not to equate humans with the creation, but to see their role as something very special in and even above creation....
Evangelicals Responding to the Challenge of AIDS on World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day is 1 December and the Global AIDS Prayer Partnership is launching two new initiatives to help mobilize an evangelical response to the AIDS pandemic....
Evangelism and Church Growth in a Culture of Persecution
An overview of Christianity and persecution in Angola from 1984 to 1995....
Evangelización y Adoración: Hacia una Evangelización Doxológica
(Editor's note: This article is also available in English. For the English version, click here. ......
Inspirations and Creative Thoughts
God Maker and Prophet's Ascension | From Omid Safi's Speech
1. Omid Safi, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill where he specializes on Islamic mysticism (Sufism), contemporary Islamic thought, and medieval Islamic history, gave an interesting introduction speech on the theme of Revelation at Seven Pillars' Inauguration' Opening Ceremony. It carries special inspiration and...
We Appear One Day and Disappear the Next
1. Look at the birds flying in the sky, soaring above the trees and over the rooftops. They are searching for food. All day long they fly about in order to satisfy the hunger of their stomachs, but at twilight they must return to their nests. Man also searches for food...
Returning, Going Back and The Journey Home
Travel one way. The return to God. Single-minded pursuit of divine truth. This means banishing and dispelling every thought, good or bad, that comes to mind involuntarily during the dhikr. When performing the remembrance the heart is required to attain the calm contentment of: “Oh Allah, my goal is You and Your good pleasure; it is nothing...
Tomari Deywa Praane | Bengali Devotional Song
tomari deywa praane,tomari deywa dukho,tomari deywa buke,tomari onubhobo. within Your gifted soul, its Your grieving. within Your gifted heart, its Your longing tomari du noyonetomari shok baaritomari bakulotatomari haha robo. from this gift of two eyes from You, flows streams for You, the passion for You cries the cry of longing tomari deywa nidhitomari kere neyatomari shonkitoakulo potho ...
1. Last night our master taught the lessons of Love on cellular level. We were given the silent heart meditation: "KO-HUM?" 'Who am I?' "SO-HUM" 'You are That' 'You are Ruhullah, the Divine Breath. ' At the break of the dawn in our circle of poor hearted wanderers, we prayed, we bowed, we prostrated in unison and our master uttered these...
1. Man, in fact all and everything, has three aspects: essence, attributes, and actions. If we wish to describe a person (or a thing) we might start with its shape and form and physical characteristics, describing a man as tall, thin, blond, blue-eyed, etc. Next we might describe him by his actions or...
Phil Cooke The Change Revolution - The Intersection of Media, Faith, and Change
Proactivity Linked to Early Risers
The website HR Management reports that productivity could be linked to those who are "up with the lark", while those who define themselves as "evening people" are likely to be less proactive in the workplace. The report continues: "The research, which surveyed 367 student participants, found a correlation...
The Secret of Getting on the Cover of People Magazine
In A Faith & Culture Devotional, Lael Arrington writes that, "When Princess Diana died suddenly and violently, the outpouring of grief dumfounded the royal family but confirmed People magazine editor Richard Stoley's set of rules for a successful cover." Those rules are: Young is better than...
Kaiser Study Shows the First Real Drop For TV Viewing Among Youth
In a report that's no surprise, Broadcasting and Cable reports that for the first time, the amount of time youth (ages 8-18) spent watching "regularly-scheduled TV" dropped by 25 minutes, from 2004 to 2009 - according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The story goes on:...
AP Reports Robert Schuller's "Hour of Power" TV Program Continues to Struggle
The Associated Press reports that the Crystal Cathredal, founded by Robert H. Schuller Sr. is pulling its signature TV program "Hour of Power" from a significant number of stations and is taking other measures to offset a nearly $8 million drop in revenue. "The Crystal Cathedral's "Hour of Power,"...
The Inconvenient Truth about Fox News?
The generally accepted view that the Fox News Network only appeals to conservative Republicans appears to be a myth, according to The Los Angeles Times. The (not conservative) L.A. paper reports that at least one third of the Fox News audience are actually Democrats, who "denounce Fox News at...
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This Ordinary Life - A Latter-day Saint Christian Perspective
When the Critics Ask – how one can respond.
A definite question to ask any Critic who love to use Galatians 1:8 as a proof text against Mormonism. This is definite youtube video that is put together to respond to the misuse of the passage in Galatians, and how it is placed in its proper perspective. Filed under: Uncategorized...
Biblical Doctrine or False Mormon Doctrine?
The following is a question for anyone to discuss. Whether you are a Born Again Christian, a Mormon, or a person of another religious faith, this question is simple. Is the following statement a False Mormon Doctrine or a True Biblical Doctrine? This is not a “yes or no” question....
Baptists say they were trying to do good in Haiti | US National Headlines | Comcast.net
Baptists say they were trying to do good in Haiti | US National Headlines | Comcast.net According to the AP article, written by Frank Bajak and Paisley Dodds, an Idaho Baptist Church group decided that it is in their best interest to go into the earthquake devastation of Haiti and rescue...
A Letter of Urgency to Modern Evangelical Christian’s
Responding to an Ex-Mormon’s Letter of Urgency posted on Truth in Love Ministries Website “Letter of Urgency The following letter is written to all Christians by an ex-Mormon member of the Truth in Love Ministry team.” INTRODUCTION Dear Christian; If you saw a house on fire with someone trapped inside, what would you do? Would...
About three years ago, I happened to have found a piece of paper. On this paper was a grocery list. On the back side of it, a lipstick stain in the form of a kiss. My wife had blotched her newly painted lips and thought she had tossed it. Well,...
MormonTimes – Don’t model your parenting after Laman and Lemuel
A quarter after 4 am. Being a new parent is very challenging, especially when it comes to dealing with a 2 month old. How good of a parent am I going to be? How am I able to raise this child? Why am I a parent to this child,...
Iconia
I may come back to visit, but for now, Iconia has moved to the Houston Chronicle. Check it out at http://blogs.chron.com/iconia/....
I’m delighted to see that my article on David Levine is linked on About.com’s art history blog....
Interview: Kate Shellnutt, web producer, religion blogger, Houston Chronicle
I first connected with Kate Shellnutt on Twitter (where she has two handles). I was very excited to be a part of her article “This Muslim-American life: Allah and the Arts,” which she wrote as a journalism student at Medill. Shellnutt has since graduated and now works on the Houston...
Peter Krausz’s “(No) Man’s Land” at Forum Gallery
My review of the Canadian, Jewish artist appears in The Jewish Press....
Mesorah D.C.: Parshat “Vayechi”
This post is part of a feature of critical responses to sermons by religious leaders. I wanted to share an interesting sermon that the rabbi at Mesorah D.C. delivered this past Friday night. The rabbi doesn’t seem to post his sermons, so I am keeping him anonymous. The rabbi began by...
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It’s a “truly exciting time: for contemporary Iranian and Middle Eastern art, at least according to this. Image on the right: a Chagall recently acquired by a Jewish museum in London. I’m not sure why the NY Times piece declares so assuredly that Chagall’s use of the crucifixion motif was “is...
Speaking the Truth in Love
Theological Reflections On Calamity
How should we reflect on calamity and disasters like what was experienced in Haiti from a Christian perspective? Is God exacting judgment or is there another explanation? Fr. Tom Hopko helps us think this through. ...
The Prodigal Son and The Father’s House
Fr. Thomas takes a second look at the story of The Prodigal Son, this time focusing on the meaning of The Father's House. ...
Today Fr. Tom talks about theological formulation and explanation in the Orthodox Christian Church. ...
The Prodigal Son, The Elder Brother, The Merciful Father
In the first of two meditations on the story known as The Prodigal Son, Fr. Tom takes a look at the three characters in the drama. ...
Fr. Tom was unable to attend the March for Life rally in Washington DC earlier this week but he did think about what he would have said had he been given the opportunity to speak. ...
Meeting of Christ in the Temple
Fr. Hopko explains that this feast marks the end of the Winter Pascha and the beginning of the season of repentance. ...
Hindu Press International
Putting Chola Temples On India’s Tourist Map
Source: beta.thehindu.comTHANJAVUR, INDIA, January 21, 2010: The School Education Minister Thangam Thennarasu has called for a combined study and view of the four all stone temples built by Chola kings at Thanjavur, Darasuram, Thirubuvanam and Gangaikonda Cholapuram.Inaugurating a two-day seminar organised by the Archaeological Survey of India here to commemorate...
Badrinath Temple To Reopen On May 19
Source: beta.thehindu.comINDIA, January 20, 2010: The portals of Badrinath temple, situated in Garhwal Himalayas at an altitude of 10,278 ft, will be reopened on May 19. The date of the reopening was announced at Narendra Nagar palace by the Raj Purohit on the occasion of Basant Panchami. The portals of...
Chinese Pop Singer Croons in Sanskrit
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.comBEIJING, CHINA, January 26, 2010: China’s official media is promoting what it describes as the first pop singer who sings in Sanskrit. She is one of the singers being considered to sign at the inauguration of the World Expo in Shanghai next May. Sa Dingding, who won the BBC...
Buddhist Monk Sells Photographs to Build Monastery
Source: lite.epaper.timesofindia.comNEW DELHI, INDIA, January 18, 2010: Buddhist Lama and photographer: not the most common combination. American-born Nicholas Vreeland has been a monk for 25 years at Karnatakas Rato Dratsang monastery. He is showing 20 of his India photographs at India International Center Annex as part of the Photos for...
Source: www.hinduismtoday.comAt this time in the Kali Yuga, ignorance is equally distributed worldwide, and wisdom has become an endangered species. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)...
Trinidad Hindus Invoke Blessings of Hanuman
Source: www.trinidadexpress.comTRINIDAD/TOBAGO, January 31, 2020 (with Paras Ramoutar, HPI Staff): A mobile mandir with a 7-foot Lord Hanuman forms part of the Lord Hanuman Yatra which is now circling Trinidad with over 200 vehicles. The project, organized by the Hindu Festival Society led by its president Tribhavan Seegobin and the...
Crosswalk.com - Religion Today
Religion Today Summaries - Feb. 8, 2010
Clinton Bemoans U.S. Missions Mishap in HaitiEuropean Court Rules against Turkey's Religion IDNorth Korea to Free American MissionaryAttacks on Christians in India’s Karnataka Frequent, Furious...
Religion Today Summaries - Feb. 5, 2010
10 Americans in Haiti Charged With Child KidnappingPastors File Challenge to Hate-Crimes LawSurvey: Church, Ministers Not the Friendliest in TownEgypt Christians Call for Right to Build Churches...
Small Miracles Give Haitians Hope for the Future
Stories like Ruben Cenea's keep hope alive throughout this desperate nation. His miraculous survival is just one of the stories pointing out the road to recovery, even though it's a long one....
Tanzania: Arrested Christians Point to Muslim, Police Collusion
Two Christian evangelists were arrested after Muslims invited them to debate religion but instead called in security agents who charged the evangelists with illegal preaching....
Religion Today Summaries - Feb. 4, 2010
3,000 Refugees Face Thai Pressure to Return to BurmaProtests Erupt as EU Delegation Visits OrissaFebruary Declared 'Month of Prayer' for Haiti’s ChildrenPakistani Muslim Faces Trial for Christian Servant's Murder...
Arrested Church Group Says Haiti Gave Some Approvals
A 10-member Baptist team being detained in Haiti remained in custody as of mid-afternoon Feb. 2. The group was accused of human trafficking as they tried to help 30 orphans out of the country....
Elation Records
“Slack Key First”- Dennis Soares
Took a lesson from slack key master Cryil Pahinui yesterday. This was the first time I ever really played slack key although I have been playing the guitar for almost 45 years. Created a little song and recorded it to my “practice recorder.” Here it is live and unpolished. Why...
“The Awakening”- Dennis and Christy Soares
This track was taken from the CD “The Awakening” by Dennis and Christy Soares. To hear all of the tracks on the CD follow this link. http://cdbaby.com/cd/dcsoares2 Enjoy- Dennis Download Standard Podcasts...
“Tear Down The Walls”- Dennis and Christy Soares
This track was released in 1989 by Dennis and Christy Soares on the Elation Records Label. It celebrated the bringing down of the Berlin Wall and other historic events that were happening in China. To hear the entire album visit: http://cdbaby.com/cd/dcsoares9 Enjoy- Dennis Download Standard Podcasts...
“Doing More With Less”- Dennis Soares
This excerpt is taken from a talk given on 5/31/09 at Spiritual Truth Center- Hawaii. The topic is looking at what is essential and what is not. Enjoy, Rev. Dennis Download Standard Podcasts...
“Selfless vs. Selfish”- Dennis Soares
This audio excerpt comes from a talk delivered by Dennis Soares on 5/24/09 at Spiritual Truth Crenter- Hawaii. The clip examines the differences between these two words and makes some clarifications. Enjoy, Rev. Dennis Soares Download Standard Podcasts...
“If You Believe It”- Dennis Soares
This selection comes from the CD “Remembering” by Dennis and Christy Soares, released in 2002. The song talks about manifesting what you desire. To hear the entire CD follow this link: http://cdbaby.com/cd/dcsoares Enjoy, Dennis Download Standard Podcasts...
On Faith
Super Bowl an appropriate venue for pro-life ad?
The conservative Christian group Focus on the Family is sponsoring a pro-life ad, featuring football star Tim Tebow, during Sunday's Super Bowl. Should CBS show the ad? Should CBS allow other faith-based groups to buy Super Bowl ads promoting their beliefs on social issues? Is a major sporting event, or...
Do we expect our presidents to be spiritual leaders as well as political leaders? Can they be? Should they be?...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry....
Does God allow Haiti to suffer?
Many have criticized Pat Robertson for suggesting that the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti was the work of the devil or a form of divine punishment. But if one believes God is good and intervenes in the world, why does God allow innocents to suffer? What is the best scriptural text...
Media biased against Christians?
Fox News analyst Brit Hume said "widespread media bias against Christianity" was to blame for criticism of his suggestion that Tiger Woods should embrace Christianity to find redemption. "Instead of urging that Tiger Woods turn to Christianity, if I had said what he needed to do was to strengthen his...
Atheists and others are protesting a new law in Ireland, under which a person can be found guilty of blasphemy if "he or she publishes or utters matter that is grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by any religion, thereby causing outrage among a substantial number...
What was the most important religion story of 2009?...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry....
The Zennist
Rejecting Buddhism based on personal knowledge
It has become accepted in modern circles of Buddhism, particularly in the West, that the doctrines and teachings of the Buddha shouldn't be accepted just on the basis of belief; rather one should follow one’s own personal knowledge when deciding......
In some passages of the Pali canon the Five Aggregates consisting of form, feeling, thought, inclination, and consciousness are suffering or duhkha. Tied to this is the fact that we crave these five psychophysical constituents. We even mistake them for......
Almost all early Western interpreters of Buddhism wore negative spectacles. When they read Buddhism they saw Buddhism as a form of annihilationism. They understood that nirvana meant utter extinction. The translator Max Müller even condemned Buddhism for “hurling man into......
Still a popular book, What the Buddha Taught, by the Walpola Rahula, is not without errors when it comes to explaining the Five Aggregates (P., khandhas) and the Self (P., attâ; S., atman). Instead of saying the Five Aggregates are......
This iceless and deathless medium
A personal koan-like question might be anyone of the following: “Who is thinking?”, “What is my original face?” or “Who is it that repeats the Buddha’s name?” These questions and others seem to always take us to a door that......
Unlike the water lilies that grow in the lake a few blocks from where I live, the lotus rises above the water on stems, some reaching as high as eight feet. A lotus flower can, in addition, be up to......
Rejecting Buddhism based on personal knowledge
It has become accepted in modern circles of Buddhism, particularly in the West, that the doctrines and teachings of the Buddha shouldn't be accepted just on the basis of belief; rather one should follow one’s own personal knowledge when deciding......
In some passages of the Pali canon the Five Aggregates consisting of form, feeling, thought, inclination, and consciousness are suffering or duhkha. Tied to this is the fact that we crave these five psychophysical constituents. We even mistake them for......
Almost all early Western interpreters of Buddhism wore negative spectacles. When they read Buddhism they saw Buddhism as a form of annihilationism. They understood that nirvana meant utter extinction. The translator Max Müller even condemned Buddhism for “hurling man into......
Still a popular book, What the Buddha Taught, by the Walpola Rahula, is not without errors when it comes to explaining the Five Aggregates (P., khandhas) and the Self (P., attâ; S., atman). Instead of saying the Five Aggregates are......
This iceless and deathless medium
A personal koan-like question might be anyone of the following: “Who is thinking?”, “What is my original face?” or “Who is it that repeats the Buddha’s name?” These questions and others seem to always take us to a door that......
Unlike the water lilies that grow in the lake a few blocks from where I live, the lotus rises above the water on stems, some reaching as high as eight feet. A lotus flower can, in addition, be up to......
The Atheist Spot / Top
What makes a free thinker think freely? - Being Human
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Is there a connection between standard of living and birth control? - Being Human
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The Religion Virus: Faith Based Medicine: A Tragic Story
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Catholic Exchange
Every year on Super Bowl Sunday two American Football teams compete for the same Vince Lombardi Trophy. They play their hearts out. The clock runs out. Another NFL season ends, and only one team stands victorious. As fireworks burst in…...
God and Man at the National Prayer Breakfast
President Obama spoke Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast. I’ve long studied the sitting president’s remarks at these breakfasts, particularly President George W. Bush, President Bill Clinton, and President Ronald Reagan. I note this to hopefully lend a little credibility…...
Adventure or Cautious Mediocrity?
Peter. Paul. Isaiah. Frodo Baggins. They have more in common than meets the eye. Of course there are differences, too. Peter is a small business man, trying to wring a living for his family out of a lake in Hicksville. No…...
Tim Tebow: Touchdown for Life!
Super Bowl Sunday is upon us, and all of us at American Life League are thrilled about it; not only because many of us love football, but because we are looking forward to two people who have shown the courage…...
Catholic League president Bill Donohue addresses remarks made by Sarah Silverman Thursday night on Joy Behar’s show: On “The View” yesterday, they played a small portion of Sarah Silverman’s obscene rant against Pope Benedict XVI that she made last October on…...
Lech Walesa: World Has ‘Lost Hope’ of America’s Moral Leadership
Lech Walesa, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former president of Poland, has warned that the world has "lost that hope" with which it once turned to America as a moral leader. Walesa was co-founder of Solidarnoœæ (Solidarity), the Soviet bloc’s…...
Tricycle
(Almost) Daily Words of Wisdom from Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
One of my favorite newsletters is Carolyn Gimian’s “Ocean of Dharma.” You can sign up for it here and join nearly 10,000 others who receive jewels of wisdom from Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche two or three times a week. Here’s today’s, one I particularly liked: Keep the Moth Out of the Flame When...
China’s handpicked Panchen Lama “elected” Vice President of Buddhist group
As reported by phayul.com: Dharamsala, February 4 – The handpicked “11th Panchen Lama Gaincain Norbu” has been “elected” as one of the 25 vice presidents of the Buddhist Association of China on Wednesday, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the eighth national conference of the...
John Bush films to premiere at RMA
Tomorrow night at the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC the filmmaker John Bush (Vajra Sky Over Tibet) will be premiering two new dance films, Absence Presence and Dream On Me, featuring the choreography of Nadine Helstroffer. This screening will include a discussion and Q & A with Bush, Helstroffer,...
China warns Obama on Dalai Lama meeting
It’s bad enough that U.S. companies went ahead and sold arms to Taiwan (drawing the threat of sanction from an offended China) but now President Obama plans to meet with China’s biggest bête noire, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. (His failure to do so previously raised some eyebrows among Tibet-watchers...
I am busy from early in the morning until late at night. I am rarely alone. Where can I find a time and place to contemplate in silence? Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that...
Gelek Rimpoche on the Four Noble Truths
Tricycle’s first online video retreat is less than two weeks away! On February 1st at 10am we will be posting the first of eight talks by Gelek Rimpoche on The Four Noble Truths. One new talk will be added each week and will begin with a Q & A session in...
Frederica Here and Now
Frederica speaks at Truro Anglican Church in Fairfax, Virginia, about her book The Lost Gospel of Mary. ...
Frederica interviews her daughter-in-law Jocelyn about her work as a wedding photographer. Click HERE to view Jocelyn's work. ...
The Jesus Prayer - From Mind to Heart
This is part two of a pair of special episodes of Frederica Here and Now. It features Frederica Mathewes-Green speaking at the Mother of God Orthodox Church in Princeton, New Jersey, about her new book The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer That Tunes the Heart to God. ...
This is part one of a pair of special episodes of Frederica Here and Now. It features Frederica Mathewes-Green speaking at the Mother of God Orthodox Church in Princeton, New Jersey, about her new book The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer That Tunes the Heart to God. ...
Frederica interviews Dn. Barnabas Powell, the former pastor of a Pentecostal church, about his conversion to Orthodoxy. ...
Frederica exchanges recollections with her fellow parishioners of the much-beloved Fr. George Calciu. ...
Faith Central - Times Online - WBLG
Wine - the secret to cracking terrorism?
Bess writes: So now we know: a glass of wine – that’s the secret to stopping Islamic fundamentalists. All the 9/11 bombers would have needed to stop them was a stiff drink. Or at least that’s basically the theory espoused......
Australia, home to the world's biggest sinners?
Bess writes: Hats off to Archbishop Cranmer for picking up on this scintillating story from Focus, the BBC “magazine of science, technology and the future.” The February edition, the Archbishop informs us, contains an article on entitled “Born to sin.......
Yes, faith schools are a good thing
Bess writes: Following on from last week's Schoolgate debate on whether Faith Schools are good or bad for education, Sajda Khan, our Muslim guest blogger and teacher puts the case below for faith-based education.. Sajda writes: One of the main......
Bess writes: U2 are obsessed with… the Bible. At least according to L’Osservatore Romano, the semi-official Vatican newspaper. In a piece published January 4, it reveals Bono’s early fascination with the Old Testament King and prophet David. At the age......
Bess writes: Not sure this really works - it's an illustration through breakdance of a personal journey from atheism to the Catholic faith, but Chris Schwarz gets a vote for originality certainly… Warning – the screams are quite annoying. Hat......
Are you for or against a ban on the burqa?
Bess writes: An update, following on from our original Faith Central post on the topic on the current state of play vis a vis the Burqa in France. President Sarkozy is considering introducing a 700 pound fine for women who......
The Illumined Heart
On this encore program from 2008, Kevin speaks with Fr. Jonathon Ivanoff, Secretary of the Department of Evangelization of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) about the "life cycle" of parishes and how to know whether your parish is thriving, dying or dead on the vine -- and what can...
Mystery and Sacramentality: East and West
What began as a conversation with Fuller Theological Seminary professor Dr. Paraskeve (Eve) Tibbs over coffee, becomes an interview on the essential differences between the ways the Christian East and West understand the fundamentals of the faith, worship, and sacraments. A great introduction to East-West Christian distinctives on this encore...
Listen in on this sublime encore conversation between renowned spiritual elder Father Zacharias (Zakarou), spiritual child of Elder Sophrony, and Kevin's guest host Father Josiah Trenham, senior pastor of St Andrew Orthodox Church, Riverside, California. This is one you won't want to miss! ...
Living in the Ruins of Christendom - Part 2
Dr. H. Tristram Engelehardt, Jr. concludes his fascinating interview about life in a “neo-pagan” culture with “competing moral alternatives”. ...
Living in the Ruins of Christendom - Part 1
Medical doctor (M.D.) and doctor of Philosophy (PhD.), author and university professor, Dr (Herman) Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. explains why our culture is post-Christian and post-metaphysical, how it got that way, and what the implications and challenges are for the Orthodox family. ...
Church Scandals And The Canons
Fr. Alexander Rentel, Orthodox canonist and Assistant Professor of Canon Law and Byzantine Studies at St Vladamir's Orthodox Theological seminary, speaks with Illumined Heart host Kevin Allen about scandals in church history, the role the canons play, and what laity can do about their resolution. ...