OrthoAnalyika Shownotes: 6 September 2009 Note: be sure to subscribe to the podcast. 1 Corinthians 16: 13-24; St. Matthew 21: 33-42 [Then Jesus spoke this parable]: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to […]
Believing in Vain, Movies, Vestigial Communitarianism
August 31, 2009 By
OrthoAnalyika Shownotes: 30 August 2009 Note: be sure to subscribe to the podcast. 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11 St. Matthew 19: 16-26 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word […]
Principles and Nostalgia
August 25, 2009 By
OrthoAnalyika Shownotes: 23 August 2009 Note: be sure to subscribe to the podcast. 1 Corinthians 9: 2-12; St. Matthew 18: 23-35 If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. My defense to those who examine me is this: […]
Bishops, Health Care, and a Missionary
August 16, 2009 By
OrthoAnalyika Shownotes: 16 August 2009 Note: be sure to subscribe to the podcast. Homily1 Corinthians 4: 9-16 ; St. Matthew 17: 14 – 23 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to […]
Temples, the Three Little Pigs, and Birthers
August 9, 2009 By
OrthoAnalyika Shownotes: 09 August 2009 Note: be sure to subscribe to the podcast. For the last few weeks, St. Paul has been using the image of the Body to help us understand our relationship with Christ and one another. When we imagine the Church as a body, we understand that working together with those around […]
A Quick Post
May 7, 2009 By
Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! I am slowly getting back into a regular groove. Much of this involves cleaning up/filing all the piles of books, papers, service materials, etc. that have been growing around my office chair and in the parish vestry. It also involves gradually adding back all the (worthwhile) things that […]
More Thoughts on American Orthodox Church Unity
April 9, 2009 By
I have gone back and edited the most recent podcast (20090405_Mary.mp3) to take out the commentary on His Beatitude Mp Jonah’s talk. Unfortunately, I should have edited it beforehand. I was trying to make the point that many Ukrainians would be tempted to schism by the possibility of unification with the OCA, but I fear […]
Some thoughts on death, community, love, and funerals
April 8, 2009 By
As persons made according to God’s love, we were made to live in community. So it is natural for us to provide mutual support to one another through hard times. When one of us is sick, we visit them. When one of us is grieving, we console them. We reach out and, whether the medium […]
Top Ten Books for Understanding Political, Cultural, & Religious Dynamics
April 8, 2009 By
Intelligence analysts should read quite broadly (not just outside their own message feeds, but also well beyond the boundaries of political science, sociology, security studies, & anthropology). Still, they also need to have a solid grounding in how things work. This list is my first attempt to suggest books that will help set the foundation […]
Consistency and the Psychology of Fallenness
March 25, 2009 By
The Principle of Consistency: People desire to be and look consistent in their words, beliefs, attitudes, and deeds. Active, effortful, and uncoerced are the most effective at determining future compliance. Commitment decisions (even poor ones) often endure because we instinctively add new reasons to justify/rationalize our decisions. (paraphrased from pg. 95, Influence: Science and Practice […]
