Ft. Lauderdale (January 30, 2007) – Come Receive The Light, the national Orthodox Christian radio program produced by Orthodox Christian Network, announces our newest radio affiliate in Houston, Texas. Starting Sunday, February 4th you can now listen to Come Receive The Light every Sunday at 6:30 PM on KKHT FM 100.7. The station covers the greater Houston area and even reaches as far as Lake Charles, Louisiana. Fr. Joseph Huneycutt, the assistant priest at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in... Read more

I hope the regulars — even those in the “drive by blogosphere” — will assist me with a talk that I am scheduled to give this coming Friday, February 3rd, at St Jonah of Manchuria Church in Spring, Texas. The topic: Orthodox Evangelism. You are welcome, in the Comments below, to share your thoughts — the Good, the Bad, the Ugly — on the topic. Comments are moderated and may not be posted if they are, oh … too ugly.... Read more

It’s like a cyclical thing … from Venus (I guess you could say). No, those aren’t Orthodox women in the photo. They claim to be Catholic. They also claim to be … Oh, never mind. Just pretend they’re soccer moms in an advanced Pottery Class on a rainy day and all will be well. Click Dixie’s link above for some interesting reading. Here’s an excerpt: I can’t tell you how it happened or identify the discussion that led up to... Read more

Mitsos lived above his restaurant with only his beloved pet dog for company. One day the dog died and Mitsos went to the parish priest and asked, “Father, my dog died. Could you do a Trisagion for the poor animal? He was like a son to me.” Father Nikos shook his head, “I’m afraid not; we cannot have services for an animal in the church. But, there’s a Unitarian church on the next block, and God knows what they believe.... Read more

Tch! Having seen it “bubble” from her lips in a strip long ago, I used to think these words were original to Mr Capp‘s wife, Flo: “Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out.” — Anton Chekhov (born on this date in 1860) St Maximos the Confessor: “Many of the things that befall us, befall us for our training, either to do away with past sins or to correct present neglect or to... Read more

As we begin the Lenten Triodion with the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee, here’s a re-post from a few years back: As I walked in to the elementary school, I noticed a man up ahead of me wearing a hat similar to one I own. He was tall, lanky, seemed to know the teachers. He was black. I figured him to be the janitor. I had to stop and ask directions to the library, where my son and others... Read more

Image and link taken from the excellent news and info site: Anglican TK. Read more

Imagine my surprise when, upon the opening of the door, I realized I was at the home of the notorious Simon Cowell. (You know, the brutally-honest-bad-boy of American Idol fame?) Anyway, he said: “Come on in …” I’m pretty sure it was a dream, but — … and as soon as I started crossing the threshold, he critiqued the way I walked, the look of my shoes, and even asked if, being from North Carolina, I was inbred. “No sir,”... Read more

I would choose any monster before man, because even the most terrifying monster is less terrifying than man…Oh, I am speaking the truth, I am speaking from my heart. For man invented and made sin, death, and hell. And this is worse than the worst thing, more monstrous than the most monstrous thing, more terrifying than the most terrifying thing in all my worlds. — St. Justin Popovich Stolen from DYNAMIS (A Prayer for Wisdom, January 27). BTW, I actually... Read more

Recently, a black congressman — a Muslim — was sworn in using Thomas Jefferson’s copy of the Koran (Quran). The following excerpts from an article by Ted Sampley show how ironic that was. Ellison, who was born in Detroit and converted to Islam while in college, said he chose to use Jefferson’s Quran because it showed that “a visionary like Jefferson” believed that wisdom could be gleaned from many sources. There is no doubt Ellison was right about Jefferson believing... Read more