Father Bill's Orthodox Blog – Orthodoxy from the Third Coast
A Variety of Topics: Saints, Seasons, Society, the Moral Life, plus Travels mostly to Greece, and more, by Father Bill Olnhausen
1 The Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ Who “came to earth without leaving Heaven”. Let’s begin with the more than puzzling words of Jesus to Nicodemus, that night when he came to Him by stealth: “No one has ever ascended into Heaven except the one who descended from Heaven, the Son of Man, who […]
Read More »Old Testament Prophets Thus far we’ve been talking about true Prophets who proclaimed the word of God. There were also false prophets, who were faking it. “I did not send prophets; yet, they ran: I have not spoken to them; yet, they prophesied.” Jeremiah 23:21 In troubled times, false prophets often told people what they […]
Read More »A prophet? Not. I suspect this is the popular idea of a prophet: a fortune-teller, a sooth-sayer. No. Prophets are spokesmen for God, through whom God has had all manner of things to say, often in judgment, and also often warnings about the future. Why a Post about Prophets today? 1 Because during December our […]
Read More »This will be a short Post. Our family gathered in for Thanksgiving, and I’ve not had much time to write. Likely most of you also have had many things to do, so if you are not reading this Post I forgive you, though you’ll never know it. * God does that for us all the […]
Read More »“But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.” Luke 6:35-36 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will […]
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