The icons shine. When you give them even cursory attention, they shine. Icons are in the habit of gathering dust.…
Word in Language (24): English Course (3)
In the fourth and final part of this short course in English, we will look at word connections made by…
Word in Language (23): English Course (2)
In the first two parts of this short course in English, we have seen how word connections – connections that…
Word in Language (22): English Course (1)
In the previous article we looked at word connections made between words containing the same letters, be they in the…
Word in Language (21): English Course (0)
In this and the next three articles I am going to look at the rules for making word connections. In…
Word in Language (20): Believe
I have always been confused whether we are supposed to receive a sign and then believe, or to believe and…
Word in Language (19): The First and the Last
There is paradox in Christianity, and I begin to think that paradox is a sign of truth. Truth is paradoxical.…
Word in Language (18): Mary, Mother of God
It is a remarkable thing that the name of God revealed to Moses at the burning bush in Exodus 3:14,…
Word in Language (17): Christ the Son of God
After the bread that is destined to become the body of Christ during the Orthodox Liturgy has been cut from…
