Monthly Archives: September 2014

Saint John Chrysostom

What are we to fear? Death? Life to me means Christ, and death is gain. Exile? The earth and its fullness belong to the Lord. The confiscation of goods? We brought nothing into this world, and we shall surely take nothing from it. I have only contempt for the world’s threats, I find its blessings […]

2014-09-13 – 10:18 | By donzilla | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Responsible for All

Here’s the deal. The Decemberists had it right when they said “You must bear your neighbor’s burden…” [lyrics] At some point in your spiritual development, you will suddenly understand what Dostoevsky was talking about. When I first read about being responsible for all, I was completely confused and, quite truthfully, somewhat affronted. But this theme […]

2014-09-03 – 16:06 | By donzilla | Posted in Theology | Comments (2)

Cross Dimensions

We had some visitors on Friday last, and we swarmed up the hill and planted the large cedar cross I had made from two 4×4’s. According to our visitors, the late Father Borden had said that the appropriate dimensions for a cross were the ratio of 1 for the parts above the cross and the […]

2014-09-03 – 11:43 | By donzilla | Posted in Agrarian Life, Bible Scholarship | Comments (0)