The End of Man: The Proselyte

The End of Man: The Proselyte: A conversation between a proselyte (A) and a man on the bench (B). The proselyte, a rather recent convert to protestantism, spots a...

Merry Christmas! and a Winter surprise

Happy Nativity to you all!

Conception of the Theotokos

"The Conception of the Theotokos by Saint Anna is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on December 9.

Happy Thanksgiving 2.0

A little humor for you all. Happy Thanksgiving!

Life of an Orthodox Husband

What? Have I not written on this subject yet? Well here is my attempt to explain a few more things in my life as an Orthodox Christian...

Life of an Orthodox MP

No, I am not using MP to refer to the Moscow Patriarchate, as is the norm in Orthodoxy.

Music and Orthodoxy: Icons and Desktops

Music and Orthodoxy: Icons and Desktops: As I was wasting time waiting to hear back from my team this week before finishing up our project for class I happened across a blog post fr...

Only the Dead have seen the end of War

***WARNING: slightly political inside!*** I think I have decided to not re-enlist when my contract is up in 2015.

Life of an Orthodox Cable Guy

I apologize for the lack of updates lately, but I have been quite busy actually working.

On Gay Marriage

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the time has come for me to weigh in on this matter that seems to always be on the forefront in the media. I guess this has been brought on by the recent happenings of Chick-Fil-A, and somethings in Orthodoxy as well.

The Many Deaths of an Orthodox Trampoline

I know that it has been quite a while since I last updated this most awesome of blogs. I really did not think that I could devote the proper time to this blog whilst I was coming back from my deployment and trying to reintegrate myself back into the civilian world.

Update from AJ Finale

Today is my last class of Network+, unfortunately I will not be able to take the certification exam while I am over here - which is fine - that means I get more study and hands on time before I take the plunge.

Life of an Orthodox Birdhouse

Father's Day was this past Sunday and I was able to talk to my wife and daughter.

Music and Orthodoxy: Why we venerate saints

Music and Orthodoxy: Why we venerate saints: Wow, new blog. There is no mission statement as such. This is pretty much going to be random musings about music and Orthodoxy (though rarel...

Update from AJ Remix

I've been in class for a week now and I'm actually understanding the course material.

The Septuagint

In this post I am going to attempt to explain why the Orthodox Church uses the Septuagint as the basis for its Scripture instead of the Masoretic text used in most Bible translations today.

Update from AJ

I have been at Camp Arifjan since Saturday with three of my platoon mates so we can take some classes.

Six Years

Six years ago today I married the most wonderful woman.

Why Tradition?

So... have you ever wondered why we Orthodox are all about our Traditions? What is the deal with our Church and Tradition? Why do we place so much importance on Tradition?

Life of an Orthodox Super Hero

So, I was talking to my wife the day after I posted last weeks entry concerning why my daughter loves me.

Pentecost

In Defense of Icons Part 2

Veneration of Saints and Icons.

Life of an Orthodox Daddy

So, last week I wrote about getting to know my daughter and overcoming some of the fears I had. This week I want to talk about praying and raising my daughter in the faith.

Memorial Day 2012

I just wanted to wish all of you a happy Memorial Day.

Update from Sunny Kuwait!

Another week closer to going home!

Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council

☦ Insane Ramblings and Orthodox Ecclesiology ☦: Does the Bible Say We Are Saved By Faith Alone? NO...

☦ Insane Ramblings and Orthodox Ecclesiology ☦: Does the Bible Say We Are Saved By Faith Alone? NO...: Saint Iakavos/James is famous for his teaching on works, and that is why Luther wanted to take out His Epistle along with 2 Peter and Apocal...

MYSTAGOGY: Constantine And Christianity

MYSTAGOGY: Constantine And Christianity: Daniel Larison February 1st, 2010 The American Conservative Comment: You could argue, in fact, that Constantine’s adoption of Christianity...

Life of an Orthodox Father

I am Orthodox. I am an American Soldier. I am Daddy.

The Ascension of Christ

In Defense of Icons Part 1

For many Protestants one of the biggest stumbling blocks that keeps them from the Orthodox Church is the use of icons. I hope to present in this post and the ones that follow this post a decent exegesis of why the Orthodox Church uses icons and how icons can and should be used by Christians every day in their private prayers. Please, if you have any questions, leave a comment and I will try to answer you as best as I can. This falls into the Meaning of Orthodoxy series.

Time Keeps Slipping Into the Future

My life is currently at a conundrum...

What Does Orthodoxy Mean to Me?

I want to write about what Orthodoxy means to me. I hope that this will become an ongoing series on this blog, with me updating semi-regularly. I'll add the tag "Meaning of Orthodoxy" to any post that would fall into this category so any interested readers can find those posts. And note, this is my own personal interpretation of Orthodoxy and does not necessarily mean that other people's views are the same as mine.

Things I Look Forward to When I Return Home

What follows is a list of things that I really look forward to I go home in a few weeks. Explanations will follow what is listed.

Mother's Day!

I just wanted to wish all mothers a very happy Mother's Day!

One Week Closer

My unit finally got a tentative date for when we should be flying back state side.

Pashca!

Today is Pascha! Pascha is Greek for Passover, derived from the Hebrew word Pesach meaning Passover.

Lent While Deployed Wk. 6

First of all, I apologize for not updating yesterday. I was actually outside most of the day with my buddies and our platoon sergeant who came up from another camp yesterday.

Lent While Deployed Wk. 5

So... Five weeks of Lent and today is April Fools Day. I really have nothing planned for the day except to take it nice and easy.

Lent While Deployed Wk 4

I don't really have much to say this week, except for apologizing for the late update...

Lent While Deployed Wk. 3

Yet another week has passed during this season of Lent. This means two things to me; 1) Pascha is getting closer, and 2) I am one week closer to going home.

St. Patrick

                          
                                           

Lent While Deployed Wk 2

Ok, so week two of Lent has come and gone. I must say that I did much better this week than I did last week, but I'm trying to not let that go to my head as I still have a long way to go.

Lent While Deployed Wk. 1

So, as some of you may know, Great Lent started about a week ago. Of course, for any of my friends who are Roman Catholic or some other high church type Lent started on Ash Wednesday.

Usually I do not fast as strigently as I would at home when I am on military duty. My main reason is due to how strenous the military life can get and I need my full mental and physical capacity to perform as is expected of me.

However, I decided that this year I would try to keep the great fast to the best of my ability, despite being deployed. So far I have been wracked with a migraine almost on a daily basis. Any one who knows me well knows that I am less than useless when I get a migraine and that almost no medicine can kick my migraines except for BC Powder... which I have never seen in the PX here.

This last week, though, work was not very challenging physically or mentally, but I have been doing remedial PT in the evenings so I can pass the Army Physical Fitness Test. In fact, I took a diagnostic PT test and passed while I had a monster migraine. Naturally I have been hurting towards the end of the day and am ready to climb into my bunk and pass out.

I am not going to lie, I have broken the fast once or twice to help ease my aching head and to replenish the nutrients my body needs. I hate that this is true, but unfortunately there is not much of a selection to chose from at the chow hall to substitute what I need. I don't know if i can even trust the salads that they serve as I got a macaroni salad one day and had to pick out cheese and what appeared to be a ham type substance. Oh, and I had a cookie... the only time they have my favorite type is after Lent starts... ugh.

This next week is going to be tough as I have my actual PT test on Friday and will still be doing PT twice a day. I am still going to try to keep the fast (which means that I only eat once a day) to the best of my ability. Please keep me in your prayers.

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Back in the Wait

So, I am back in Kuwait now, and I really wish that I could be back home in my wife's arms. There is so much that I wish I could be doing back home right now, instead of being over here and accomplishing only God knows what for only God knows who. That said, I really don't mind beigng over here in The Wait.

Wonderings of a Parent Part 2

My wife and daughter were recently brought into the Church, so I am very happy in that aspect. However, this causes me to ponder on things from a whole new perspective.