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A year ago I felt as though I gave up my husband for Lent. I was at least a little hurt. I think already I could see where this was heading. I didn’t want Tim to want what I perceived as unnecessary adornments to faith in the Orthodox ritualistic style. This year, though, I’m seeing … Continue reading
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two similar stories?: believing outside the box, pt. 2
Picking up where I left off Friday. Old Abe’s Acceptance Unlike Captain Mal’s story, Abraham’s tale doesn’t present a new, horrific threat to mankind. But in context, the book of Genesis to this point has spread a canvas of a ‘verse where people screw up. From the start, they rebel against their creator, and then … Continue reading
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believing outside the box
Lots goes into the reactions of people to their lives and times. Whether hippyish, middle-ages-ish, or thoroughly enlightened, each human existence involves an amalgamation of factors beyond DNA. Yet we continue seeking to relate to the ideas and adventures of those. Of these. Of them. Of her. Of him. I think that’s an okay thing, … Continue reading
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believing off the paper
I said I would get back to this. Uh, about a month ago. Thanks for your patience; now here’s a foray into… Magic My first brush with believing involved little pieces of paper. I was six. I wrote one word on each piece, torn from my wide-ruled first grade notebook. Book, bike, doll, happy, sky—I … Continue reading
lent for lent
Christian traditions of various types have been placed around me all my life. Even more these days, when I tread paths of some ancient beliefs. At least, I imagine what it’s like to be a pilgrim on those sorts of journeys. I’m struck by the beauty in Orthodox rituals – from decorous clothing to music … Continue reading
theophany
First I said no. Tim asked if I would come with him to the Theophany service at St. John’s Tuesday morning (7:00 a.m.). I looked at loss – of writing time, of a weekly Bible study at a friend’s home where deer graze outside the windows. I told Tim I didn’t have the energy to … Continue reading
differences close to home
Yesterday morning I greeted Tim near the warming woodstove with this thought: “I’ve figured out the difference between my church preferences and Orthodoxy.” “Figured out” is maybe a stretch, but I had made a leap in my thinking process. It’s fantasy vs. realism all over again. From the first, our daughter, Victoria, loved fantasy stories. … Continue reading
