Reclaiming The Gospel
Posted by The Gimcracker in Theory & Philosophy on 29. Jan, 2008 | 16 Comments
I was recently directed to read a brief article about the current state of Orthodoxy in America, written by Bradley Nassif. This article sums up exactly what I’ve been recently discussing with my wife and friends, and I agree whole-heartedly with the author.
For anyone who is Orthodox and has not yet read the article (I [...]
Why Do Bloggers Brag?
Posted by The Gimcracker in Blogging, Theory & Philosophy on 15. Jan, 2008 | 18 Comments
This one’s going to get me into trouble. Maybe that means it’s a good post. Or maybe it means I shouldn’t write it. Too late. I already made that collage of blog logos.
I have a question: why do some bloggers feel the need to brag about their lives? OK, now let me backpedal 20 steps [...]
Big Ol’ Numbers
Posted by The Gimcracker in Science, Theory & Philosophy on 06. Dec, 2007 | 15 Comments
The edge of the universe is 50 billion trillion miles away. While Googling this number to see what it’s technically referred to, and how many light years it equivocates, I stumbled upon the largest diamond in the world galaxy.
Space is so cool. I guess a diamond isn’t really “space”. I don’t know what to [...]
Thoughts On The Total Money Makeover
Posted by The Gimcracker in Theory & Philosophy on 30. Nov, 2007 | 11 Comments
Yes, that’s a $5,000 bill, which did actually exist at one time (as did the $10k and $100k bills). But that was before VISA-vis hell, Discovered in debt, Bastard Card, and American Express train to bankruptcy took away our need for large denominations.
That didn’t make sense. Vis-a-vis. Ergo. Concurrently. Hitherthenceforththeless.
What I’m getting at [...]
Eight Quotes by C.S. Lewis
Posted by The Gimcracker in Theory & Philosophy on 21. Nov, 2007 | 10 Comments
This has to be the most overused image of Lewis. That’s because it’s awesome. Look at the expression on his face as he stokes up the ol’ Longbottom Leaf. It’s like I just told him the punchline of a joke right as he struck his match, and then he looked up at me and began [...]
Why I’m Scared Of Iran
Posted by The Gimcracker in News, Theory & Philosophy on 10. Jul, 2007 | 9 Comments
A man and woman were just stoned to death in Iran, according to this FoxNews.com article, and it wasn’t carried out by a few outraged villagers wielding pitchforks as I had previously envisioned it. Iran’s government confirmed that they were responsible for stoning the man as punishment for adultery. I’m dumbfounded that something like this [...]
Death Penalty = Abortion?
Posted by The Gimcracker in Theory & Philosophy on 02. Jul, 2007 | 11 Comments
I am no politician and I never will be. I have no idea what the political ramifications are of stating that the death penalty equals abortion. I am coming from a Christian conservative background, but being non-political means you can pretty much remove the “conservative” and say I’m simply coming from a Christian background. I [...]
Dr. George Bebawi Speaks
Posted by The Gimcracker in Theory & Philosophy on 16. May, 2007 | 4 Comments
Dr. George Bebawi came to my church last night and lectured on the differences between Christianity and Islam. I was pretty impressed with his ability to “bash” Islam without really bashing Islam. This skill comes from his tenure at Cambridge University, where he taught Christian and Islam students in a very politically correct environment.
I [...]
Orthodox Paradox II: Not Actually Black & White
Posted by The Gimcracker in Theory & Philosophy on 23. Apr, 2007 | No Comments
I’ve introduced this topic with grumblings mostly on the semantics of how our parish worships, specifically length of service and singing scripture readings instead of speaking them. I’m going to continue doing that same thing here. I will make conclusions and give explanations as to why it is so important a little later. Please keep in mind that I am speaking in the context of my parish unless otherwise noted.
Why do we do things the way we do? There have thus far been two ways of looking it, and I can boil it down rather simply. Either change things to suit you and risk opening up the possiblity of endless change, or never change anything and do not allow for that possibility. The Protestants ultimately came to be because someone changed one thing that was undoubtedly a very valid point. In doing so, however, the line was pushed and has never been reestablished, which explains why there is such a huge difference between Orthodox, Catholics, and Protestants.
I disagree with this line of thought; it is not actually black and white. First I will explain why it shouldn’t be, and then I will explain how it actually isn’t.
Orthodox Paradox I: Introduction
Posted by The Gimcracker in Theory & Philosophy on 17. Apr, 2007 | 1 Comment
I am an Orthodox Christian and have been my whole life. Most of my friends and family are as well. It would probably shake things up a bit if I suddenly switched to another denomination, let alone another parish. The trouble is, I have wanted to do that on a number of occasions, and that [...]
