I love learning big words. Ever since I watched “Mary Poppins” so many years ago and “learned a word to spite me aching nose” I have been fascinated with vocabulary.…
There’s one sure way for any politician to get an applause line in a stump speech. All he or she has to do is say “I support our troops!” And…
St. John Chrysostom called the faithful “reason-endowed sheep.” Not having a lot of experience with sheep being raised in the rural American South (Now ask me about pigs, cows, and chickens and…
One of the most powerful prayers and hymns I've ever sung says "...For behold, through the cross joy has come into all the world. Ever blessing the Lord, we praise…
As a "son of the South" I've heard people say "Bless your heart" all my life. And the irony is that this phrase that almost sounds like a prayer, is…
Do you mind if I get on a soapbox today? Thanks!
Someone can be truly sincere AND sincerely wrong. It doesn’t help good people to be more concerned about their fragile…
Folks, there’s just one use for a cross. No ambiguity. No “shades of meaning.” The only use for a cross is to kill someone. Sorry for the stark language right…
St. Paisios said, “Sometimes the devil deceives us and makes us unable to be pleased with anything; however, one can celebrate all things in a spiritual manner, with doxology, and secure…
You remember this, don’t you: “If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it’s yours forever. If it doesn’t come back, it never was.” While I find…
What if every time you turn around, no matter what happens, it ends up helping you? It seemed like it was one of those days. All the traffic lights were…