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The reluctant hermit: June 2009
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Sunday, June 21, 2009. Wrestling With The Timing of The Repose of My Uncle. For the first time in a long while something has happened and I'm asking God "Why? Because it genuinely doesn't make sense. Which is why his repose at this time isn't making sense to me. But this is where I get to once again take a deep breath and prayerfully remind myself that God's ways are not my ways and my Uncle's reposing when he did was the right time for him to do so. Glory to God in all things. Memory eternal, Uncle Gary.
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The reluctant hermit: The times they be a-changin'
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Sunday, July 24, 2011. The times they be a-changin'. Every now and again something will come along and make you realize how much you've changed. And that can be for the better or the worse. But it's still those moments that are important to have in going through and living this life we've each been given so that growth can take place. If one is willing to do so. Deal with the question: Is Jesus who He said He was? Is He the Messiah? If so, shouldn't we as Jews be placing our trust in Him? However, this a...
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The reluctant hermit: May 2011
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Sunday, May 15, 2011. The title of this particular post is giving a bit of a nod to a word/phrase used by my UK friends to state that things have been figured out and put in their proper place (whatever those 'things' may be - finances, trip plans, one's desk). One friend in particular uses the phrase with such enthusiasm that whenever the word comes to my mind it's her voice I hear. Yes, Finals Week for me has been sorted - but where my life will be in a few months isn't. And that's just one area. One o...
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The reluctant hermit: April 2011
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011. However, there are a few places that when told I don't belong there I have no problem being obedient to that instruction. One place in particular is the altar area of an Orthodox parish. However, there is a week when those doors are opened and left open starting on Pascha (Easter for those unfamiliar). They are left open to represent how the doors of Hades have been opened and death has been defeated - there is no longer the separation that there once was between God and Man.
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The reluctant hermit: What does your heart most desire?
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Friday, June 24, 2011. What does your heart most desire? I repent, something as I've already stated I'm still learning to do. Nigh daily - hourly (that sentence best read with Jack's voice rather than my own. More comedic value, at least). What does my heart most desire? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Glory to God for All Things. Temporarily – No Comment. A Week in Iceland! Looking East and West. Mind in the Heart. The Dry Heat Diary. Home is Where…. Write of Passage Online.
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The reluctant hermit: Mini-Paschal Joy
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Friday, August 19, 2011. If you had told me that I would actually feel any sense of joy after a funeral service at one time I would not have believed you. Aside from feeling irreverent - what is there to be joyful for? Leave it to Fr. Michael to leave me with one more lesson about Christ and Theotokos in his own loving and joy-filled way here on earth. Memory eternal and Christ is Risen! Labels: Fr. Michael. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Glory to God for All Things.
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The reluctant hermit: March 2009
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009. How to Recover (physically! I wanted to be sure to put what I did in parentheses so that anyone who may stumble upon this very-much-so-neglected blog won't think I'm not a fan of Forgiveness Sunday. I have to state that for many years I was a fan - from afar. Aside from the Mysteries, doesn't matter if you're late - jump on into the service! Right after class, however I made a gimping beeline to my car to get to the parish I'd gone to the day before for the service of Great Compl...
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The reluctant hermit: Learning How to Repent
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Thursday, June 16, 2011. Learning How to Repent. I have a very distinct love/hate relationship with technology. Things that were considered science fiction in my childhood are now a reality (the communicators of the original Star Trek are today's cell phones, just to name one) and along with that reality and the predicted eases promised there are new complications. Yes, I can take my phone with me where ever I go (even if I move to another location! And yeah. Not a letter writer. Of the many memorable li...