tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post4348456622691132857..comments2023-07-08T08:12:28.854-04:00Comments on Oh Taste and See: Why I Am Still OrthodoxFr. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-78517924241253355902010-11-19T13:26:54.185-05:002010-11-19T13:26:54.185-05:00Jason,
I hail from PE (Protestant Evangelcal) Land...Jason,<br />I hail from PE (Protestant Evangelcal) Land as well. I don't crave Luther's teachings although I do have an affinity toward John Wesley. <br /><br />What still remains with me as a PE is the manner in which I fellowship with other Christians. You know what I'm talkin' about...that evangelical ethos. It's a direct sort of approach in encouraging others in our Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183436767997017002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-84351543672107493882010-11-18T22:00:34.253-05:002010-11-18T22:00:34.253-05:00Thanks for this reflection. I’ve been Orthodox 3....Thanks for this reflection. I’ve been Orthodox 3.5 years, after spending the previous twenty as an evangelical. I have no ‘buyer’s remorse’ though I still have seasons where I crave a dose of Luther’s teaching on grace (though this seems to be waning over time) and enjoy IVPress books. The historical structure and depth of Orthodoxy is so strong and really blows any sense of evangelical Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091285114358709692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-82153608156511651932010-11-17T19:06:28.948-05:002010-11-17T19:06:28.948-05:00Thanks for this. I just realized it will be 5 yea...Thanks for this. I just realized it will be 5 years for me...tomorrow.Terry (John)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-34793603079834938552010-11-14T15:28:51.742-05:002010-11-14T15:28:51.742-05:00Jim,
Of course I can relate. When faced with the...Jim,<br /><br />Of course I can relate. When faced with the practical reality of people more concerned with form than with content, or with people intent on giving you the cold shoulder, one has to be proactive in deliberately seeking out others in the parish who are warm and welcoming, and capitalizing on that. (Hopefully the whole parish isn't cold!)<br /><br />The latin adage <i>abusum Fr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-85427483759125281442010-11-14T15:18:36.875-05:002010-11-14T15:18:36.875-05:00James TH,
I like the analogy to a married man hav...James TH,<br /><br />I like the analogy to a married man having come to the end of his search. Something like this reminds me of something my mother told me when I was dating the woman who would eventually become my wife: "Date with your eyes *wide open*; live married with your eyes half shut."Fr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-47437112131034929152010-11-14T14:05:51.296-05:002010-11-14T14:05:51.296-05:00s-p,
Yes, mote-picking (nice term) is a temptatio...s-p,<br /><br />Yes, mote-picking (nice term) is a temptation, especially when certain litmus tests we put in place are left "unpassed." The more time I spend w/people, the more I think that most people just want a place where people will be nice to them, loving, accepting, ask after them when they're gone, etc. The trick, I suppose, is to tie it in w/kenosis w/in the community, Fr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-44657213146375825812010-11-14T07:19:44.576-05:002010-11-14T07:19:44.576-05:00Great observations. I am currently in an evangelic...Great observations. I am currently in an evangelical church and often wonder whether I will run into what you say regarding Orthodox Coldness but the truth is, Where else can I go? The more I study Orthodoxy, the more I attend Vespers, the less protestant I become...Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023716101668315942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-27435647090921983062010-11-11T20:25:20.829-05:002010-11-11T20:25:20.829-05:00Enjoyed reading this post, too. Thank you! Not as ...Enjoyed reading this post, too. Thank you! Not as long since my chrismation, but it is starting to stretch, but understand something of the puzzle.<br /><br />If I may...<br /><br />Not having had an evangelical background, I can't make comparisons as widely as some. What I do know is that when you experience the spirituality of our church in your heart, and when you read our contemporary James the Thickheadedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128470567186118742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-73527261587069008712010-11-09T09:20:53.432-05:002010-11-09T09:20:53.432-05:00Good thoughts. I guess I'm just past worrying ...Good thoughts. I guess I'm just past worrying about the relative amount of wheat and tares in whose Churches. Mote picking seems to go hand in hand with tare identification and uprooting. Anytime I hear someone talking about judging fruit my question is "are you certified to do that, and how do you know you are?"Steve Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.com