By Scott | Published:
May 31, 2009
I found this video by a Dr. Vikki Peterson interesting and helpful. As I mentioned in my post explaining celiac disease, as an autoimmune disease, it can damage your nervous system. If it does, it can produce a host of different symptoms up to and including altering the chemical balance in your brain leading to [...]
By Scott | Published:
May 30, 2009
Update 10/12/2009: The Gluten-Free Doctor has posted just about as comprehensive a list as I can imagine of the possible symptoms of celiac disease.
Given that I often have and will refer to celiac disease on this blog, I realized I should write a post that explains the disease. I know that prior to my diagnosis [...]
Posted in Celiac | Tagged anemia, autoimmune disease, body, Celiac, celiac disease, celiac research, celiacs, digestive tract, disease, diseases, gluten, Gluten free, gluten free diet, osteoporosis, person, tolerance, unity, university of maryland, wheat |
By Scott | Published:
May 29, 2009
Yes, I’m another Johnny-come-lately with this review of The Shack. In my defense, I only recently read the book and had not originally planned on reading it at all. My last attempt to delve into modern Christian fiction with the Left Behind genre ultimately left a sour taste in my mouth as that entire perspective [...]
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged buddhist, Christian, christian fiction, christian perspective, christianity, Father, God, god is love, Jesus, left behind, love, reality, resurrection, spirit, transcendent god, trinity, unity, western christianity |
By Scott | Published:
May 28, 2009
You are what you eat.
As I adapt to life with celiac, I’ve noticed that every food I eat seems to somehow be in sharper focus than it was in the past. I am more acutely aware of the nature and quality of every morsel I place in my mouth. I’m aware that what I eat [...]
Posted in Celiac, Fasting | Tagged body, Celiac, Christian, christianity, commissioner david kessler, Fast, Fasting, fda commissioner, fresh air, God, npr, poison, reality, restaurant, unity |
By Scott | Published:
May 27, 2009
I love listening to Phyllis Tickle. I’ve listened to her speak a number of times over the years (via mp3) and have loved every instance. I believe The Great Emergence is the first book by her I’ve read, though I do have The Words of Jesus waiting on my shelf. I also realize that everyone [...]
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged bishops, Celiac, Christian, christian history, christianity, constantinople, God, great schism, imperial history, islam, Jesus, love, Orthodox, orthodox church, orthodoxy, roman empire, schism, spirit |
By Scott | Published:
May 26, 2009
This will likely be the last post in this series. In it I want to explore something that is not actually a question or concern of mine, but which is a concern I’ve heard repeatedly expressed by a wide variety of people in various settings throughout my last decade and a half associated with Christianity. [...]
Posted in Justification | Tagged absolute certainty, assurance of salvation, body, Christian, christianity, evil, Faith, God, Jesus, jesus of nazareth, judgment, justification, love, person, postmodern sensibilities, scripture, spirit, spiritual, western christianity |
By Scott | Published:
May 25, 2009
I was reading Father Stephen’s post, To Change the World, and a number of different thoughts and emotions came to mind. I want to start with this quote:
But we cannot measure the Church and its life by its effect on the Kingdoms of this world. Sometimes we seem to have a great effect, sometimes we [...]
Posted in Faith, Personal | Tagged anger, Christian, christianity, evil, Father, God, graduation, love, person, sara miles |
By Scott | Published:
May 25, 2009
First, I think there is one sentence from the article, Beyond Justification, that highlights the proper place within our understanding for this discussion.
Theosis is not just the “goal” of salvation; it is salvation in its essence and fulfillment.
In other words, if we are not united with God, if we do not come to live and [...]
Posted in Justification | Tagged body, body and blood, Christian, Christian West, communion, eternal life, eucharist, Father, flesh, God, heresies, heretics, irenaeus, Jesus, justification, lord jesus christ, love, N.T. Wright, old testament, Orthodox, orthodoxy, person, plato, protestant reformation, reality, resurrection, roman catholic, romans, spirit, spiritual, theosis, thomas aquinas, trinity, triune god, union with god |
By Scott | Published:
May 24, 2009
I was struggling to frame my thoughts for the next post in this series when I realized I needed to pause for a moment and explore the Christian concept of the Trinity, that is of a triune God. I will say up front that anything and everything we can express about the essence and nature [...]
Posted in Justification | Tagged Christian, christian history, Father, God, god is love, Holy Scriptures, Jesus, jesus of nazareth, justification, love, nature of god, oneness, Orthodox, person, reality, scripture, spirit, three persons, trinity, triune god |
By Scott | Published:
May 23, 2009
We are not only being saved from something, we are being saved toward something. What is the goal of our salvation?
When you immerse yourself in the ecumenical councils and the writings surrounding them, you quickly find that you cannot discuss salvation without discussing Christ. You cannot even begin to understand what it means to be [...]
Posted in Justification | Tagged Christian, ecumenical councils, eikon, Father, forgiveness, God, Jesus, justification, mankind, maximos, Orthodox, reality, resurrection, scripture, st gregory, theologian, theosis, union with god |