This post is also available as a podcast: https://anchor.fm/teague-mckamey/episodes/Heaven-and-Earth-e1qfn0b *** Years back, my brother-in-law, Richard Barrett, and my sister, Megan Barrett, became members of the Orthodox Church. Since then, their family has been involved in various aspects of church life, including leading music and chant during the worship service. Richard has also sung with Cappella…
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Equal Glory–Simeon the New Theologian
I know that he who is far outside the whole creation Takes me within himself and hides me in his arms, And then I find myself outside the whole world. I, a frail, small mortal in the world, Behold the Creator of the world, all of him, within myself; And I know that I shall not…
Christology Is Theology
Pantocrator Icon. This is a common depiction of Jesus among Orthodox Christians. Jesus is holding the scriptures, which shows that He watches over our doctrine. Some core Christian doctrines are represented in the icon. The three fingers on Jesus’s right hand touch to symbolize the Trinity. Two fingers above slightly overlap; the upper finger represents…
Mosaics, Quilts, and Piles of Socks
What should church “look like?” How should we “do church?” I hear these and similar questions bandied about regularly. There are lots of different answers. Some say we should “do church” like they did in the New Testament. In reality, there was no single New Testament way of “doing church.” There was a mosaic of…
The Voice of One 