Tuesday, November 29, 2011

 

Fasting in Fact ...





Thanks to FWD from Jean-Michel.

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Saturday, November 26, 2011

 

One Man, Forty Women - Shelby County

Usually my speaking invites come from Yankee enclaves:

Chicago

New York

Canada

Pennsylvania

Dallas

:)

Recently, however, I spoke at a women's retreat in a venerable Southern town. You may be able to identify the location from the photo alone, but I've sprinkled some musical hints (Johnny Rivers, Paul Simon, William Warfield, etc) in the following podcast:

The Orthodixie Podcast on Ancient Faith Radio.

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Oh, and: Don't forget to send me your ideas (complaints, suggestions, etc) on Orthodox Evangelism, as mentioned here, before December 15th.

"Thank you very much!"

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Pyramids, Pirates, Packers & Sand

The family normally goes camping over Thanksgiving break. But this year's statewide burn ban dampened that prospect.


Where in the world ... ?

See that? The right shoulder and most of the right lane: covered!


Pics do no justice to the size and scope of these dunes ...


That's the family car in the distance.




Where. Are. We?


Lost!


In the dessert!


@ Thanksgiving!


"O, gee ... that's just great!"


"Dad! We're at South Padre Island!"


Actual quote: "Basil and I actually took a nice picture together!"


Case in point.


Need I say more?


No. Please stop.




You never know what you might find on the beach ...




... just make sure to get the wife to a TV in time for kick-off!


Someone had built a sand pyramid on the beach; I was determined to recreate Pink Floyd's album cover get a shot of the sunrise by the artwork.


From mine to yours, a belated:


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Thursday, November 17, 2011

 

Annual Ecumenical Campfire & Contest

It's become a "tradition" -- running a contest in conjunction with the special Thanksgiving episode of the Orthodixie Podcast:

The Eighth Ecumenical Campfire.

As always, I need to thank Subdeacon Jason Gilbert for his help with the original episode's conclusion.

This year, as we revisit the Campfire, I invite you and yours to join me and others at the upcoming Missions and Evangelism Conference - January 20-22, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Conference Schedule

Come to think of it … I need your help!

To find out how you can help -- and win a prize! -- take another listen to:

The Orthodixie Podcast on Ancient Faith Radio.


UPDATE: One fellow sent ...

Regarding evangelism: Obtain a rocket, a space suit, and a large quantity of paint. Fly to the moon. Paint the message "Go Orthodox" in large letters.

Regarding Donne: He was wrong. At least one man is an island.

(No winners yet :)

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Confederation of Church and State?

Today's edition of The Writer's Almanac, in honor of the 211th anniversary of Congress meeting in the Capitol building, notes:

In its early days, the Capitol moonlighted as a church on the weekends; beginning with the Jefferson administration in 1801, church services were held every Sunday in the House of Representatives. Jefferson did not feel that this violated separation of church and state, because attendance was voluntary and the services were nondiscriminatory — at least as long as you were Protestant, since all (and only) Protestant denominations were represented. Jefferson and his successor, James Madison, attended the services themselves. Worship services were expanded to include Catholic mass in 1826, and church meetings in the House continued until after the Civil War.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

 

You Got My Get Go?


Where did my get go?

It was there just moments ago.

Not yesterday

Nor the day before

But it once was,

I declare.

I even had get to go, get to share.

Can you

Could you

Have you, dear friend

Some umph to spare?


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The difference between try and triumph is a little umph. ~ Author Unknown

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

 

Gaze of Pantocrator, Dance of Dragonfly

Recently, St Joseph Church underwent a church make-over.

Icons were installed in the “silo style” dome:

16 prophets,

12 apostles,

4 evangelists,

4 angels,

2 archangels,

the Image Not Made with Hands,

the Protection of the Theotokos …

and a big ol' dragonfly.

A brief mediation tries to capture the beauty of the fallen (flying, whirling, buzzing, devouring, dying, batty) world, here:

The Orthodixie Podcast on Ancient Faith Radio.

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Monday, November 07, 2011

 

"Go On, Take the Cowbell and Run!"

With apologies to Steve Miller Band ...

This here's a story 'bout Dean Joe from daughter, Boo ...




And some others with nothin' better to do ...




Than stand around the church, sing high, just like this dude ...



And here's what happened when they decided to cut loose ...





They headed down to, ooh, not El Paso ...


That's where they ran into this Man's castle ...

Dean Joe looks a man who used to wrastle ...

Daughter Boo used the camera for fun ...



Go on use the camera for fun!



Go on use the camera for fun!







Go on use the camera for fun!



Go on use the camera for fun!



Papa Jack's defected from Texas...



You know he knows just exactly what the facts is ...

He ain't gonna let this dude escape justice ...



He now lives north of where the tracks is ...




Daughter Boo, whoa, whoa, she snapped away ...

And Dean Joe got what was coming his way ...



He got the cowbell, hey, you know he got away ...

He still down south and he's still ringing today ...




Singin' go on take the cowbell and run!


Images taken from St Joseph's annual picnic, St George's All Saints Party, and the Hierarchical Liturgy and Banquet at St Joseph Church (11/3/11); and one utter other.

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