Bionic, I read your posts because there really hasn’t been anyone else on the blogosphere who so thoroughly expresses so many of my inner convictions in “working out my salvation with fear and trembling”. God is giving you a voice to speak for many. To help us work out and process inner yearnings and regain the ancient traction in this crazy world. And importantly you back it up with receipts from the saints and the historic faith. Thank you for sharing your journey. As Lewis expressed, we must all select “a room” but the hallway indeed has other doors where we can knock and find communion even if the earthly church resists and struggles to sign off on such. After spending time in several rooms over my lifetime, I am now in the Anglican “room” but I’d characterize myself as Anglo-Ortho-Catholic. Thankfully, I have found within the Anglican tradition (my branch anyway) the grace and space to move about and breathe and explore which it sounds like you have found in Eastern Orthodoxy. Peace!
It is a pleasure, and an honor, to be on the journey with you. Rare it is to find folks I somewhat agree with, but your website goes beyond partial agreement regarding what I find valuable: orthodox Christianity and political libertarianism. I am curious: what Oriental Orthodox community are you attending? As for what you say about history, our Eastern European friends have a a saying: "Do not believe a rumor until it has been officially denounced three times." Many years!
Bionic, I read your posts because there really hasn’t been anyone else on the blogosphere who so thoroughly expresses so many of my inner convictions in “working out my salvation with fear and trembling”. God is giving you a voice to speak for many. To help us work out and process inner yearnings and regain the ancient traction in this crazy world. And importantly you back it up with receipts from the saints and the historic faith. Thank you for sharing your journey. As Lewis expressed, we must all select “a room” but the hallway indeed has other doors where we can knock and find communion even if the earthly church resists and struggles to sign off on such. After spending time in several rooms over my lifetime, I am now in the Anglican “room” but I’d characterize myself as Anglo-Ortho-Catholic. Thankfully, I have found within the Anglican tradition (my branch anyway) the grace and space to move about and breathe and explore which it sounds like you have found in Eastern Orthodoxy. Peace!
It is a pleasure, and an honor, to be on the journey with you. Rare it is to find folks I somewhat agree with, but your website goes beyond partial agreement regarding what I find valuable: orthodox Christianity and political libertarianism. I am curious: what Oriental Orthodox community are you attending? As for what you say about history, our Eastern European friends have a a saying: "Do not believe a rumor until it has been officially denounced three times." Many years!