Marriage: Why Hi-Jack a Christian Institution?

Marriage: Why Hi-Jack a Christian Institution?
The Scriptorium Daily | John Mark Reynolds | Jun. 18, 2008
Whatever is going on in California, it is not marriage. Two men or two women can no more be married, than a man can be wife or woman a husband. Even if one believes (as I do not) that what [...]

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Licking the Bowl – -

When I was a child, My little Gam didn’t make cookies or cakes very often – mostly around Thanksgiving or Christmas. Occasionally for birthday, but usually, birthday cakes were from Mrs. Rhodes’ bakery. She would occasionally make custard or pudding, too. Each of those efforts, though would mean the same thing – licking the bowl!
There [...]

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Happy Dance and Joy!

My Ol’ Curmudgeon came home last night! My world has turned “right side up” again!

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Marriage: The Great Sacrament (warning: long)

The Orthodox Christian Information Center says, “Many Orthodox Christians with whom I have spoken, including several clergy and nuns, consider this to be the best statement on marriage they’ve ever read.”
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/marriage.aspx
A Sermon delivered in the Church of St. Nicholas, Trikala, Greece, 17 January, 1971
By Archimandrite Aimilianos of Simonopetra, Mount Athos

Nobody would dispute that the most [...]

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My Ol’ Curmudgeon – the Chef!

Just commented on the Blog of my Ol’ Curmudgeon who is a pretty good cook. A while back, with his permission, I posted his recipe for barbecued ribs on a recipe website, and they featured it in this week’s newsletter!!
http://www.momsmenu.com/cgi-bin/sefer.cgi?display:/1192017085-6335.txt
OR use the tiny URL:
http://tinyurl.com/3dsfyl
It will get you there, too!
I’m rather proud of him – [...]

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Just Maybe -

A friend sent this to me. Thought I’d share it.
Maybe . . we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.
Maybe . . . when the door of happiness closes, [...]

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Crabby Old Men –

I received this in an e-mail here at Turtle Rock. I enjoy receiving both funny and thought-provoking items in my e-mail box. This one deserves wide circulation, so here it is.
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When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a small hospital near Tampa , Florida , it was believed that he had nothing [...]

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Always Something New –

Since I married him, the Ol’ Curmudgeon has occasionally pulled a surprise on me. Life with him has never been dull! The Pond, with him, is marvelous!
So I shouldn’t have been so shocked when he looked up from some cook books he was perusing and announced that when he retired, if we could afford it, [...]

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Marriage in the Pond

To the Orthodox Christian, marriage is a sacrament. The priest marries us, does not just witness to our marrying each other. He gives our marriage the Church’s blessing – the Blessing of God. Marriage is to be a mutual path to salvation. It is a special calling.
Marriage has little or nothing to do with a [...]

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