I once thought that nothing original could be done in Orthodoxy. I considered the “The Faith . . . once for all delivered to the Saints”, and thought it humble to say that anything I create in regard to the Faith is either wholly derivative or inappropriately novel. I now think that [...]
Archive for May, 2005
Originality
Posted in Journal, tagged originality, orthodoxy on May 30, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
On Excess
Posted in Journal, tagged consumption, excess on May 15, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Reasons that excess consumption is immoral
First, it diminishes the rational and volitional faculties of the soul. It is a denial and rejection of the Logos, by denying and rejecting the logoi. It is the escape from God, the soul seeking its independence and liberation from its Source. It is apostasy.
Second, it is to drink too [...]
