The reason there isn’t much here is because there isn’t much about me that I believe to be all that interesting.
A Neo-pagan resource site recently linked me as a “Christian mystic and Inklings fan”. They’re 2/3 right. I am a Christian, a recently minted Orthodox Christian with roots all over the late 20th century theological landscape, I am definitely an Inklings fanboy, having read and re-read their works for over 40 years.
But I am not a mystic. Mystics don’t work in cubicles or watch Heroes. I do both. Mystics dwell by waterfalls, collect mushrooms, and contemplate butterflies.
I go to this church, and enjoy the food in this restaurant. I have one wife, two children, and a Beagle.
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Saint David of Wales is my patron. His feast day is March 1. The Welsh celebrate my name-day as their national day. St. David of Wales was a waterbender.
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February 27, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Aaron Taylor
We’ve got quite a bit in common, and I enjoy reading your blog. I recently posted some brief thoughts that you might be interested in on an Orthodox view of the ‘fantasy’ genre: . I’d love to get your feedback!
May 22, 2009 at 2:25 am
Discerner
Since there’s no email addy 4 U, Sir, I will have to post this here: your comment about Kierkegaard on May 14th in the a.m. @ IMonk’s blog was absolutely ***SUPERB.*** Thank you.
November 2, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Romanós
Brother, I saw a comment from you just now at Fr Stephen’s blog, and I just want to touch you for good. I am also a failure as a husband and father. So much so that my wife has disowned me and three of my four sons also ignore me for the most part. I didn’t think I was a failure, but I knew for sure that I was serving a loving and faithful God. Orthodox convert for 21 years, I followed the rules in every direction, but still ended up in the ash pit with Job. May this not happen to you. May your wife and children continue to return your love for them. (You can love all you want, but if people don’t receive your love, and tell you, you never loved them, what can you do?) May you find work soon and be able to provide for your family. You already know that everything comes from God, and that He is faithful and true. Just stay close to Him, as you are now, even when your prosperity returns. We are honored by our Savior Christ when we suffer, especially when we suffer humiliation and the battering of false witnesses, even the battering we dish ourselves. He alone knows us as we are, as He made us. He is letting us hang with Him on the cross. He will also let us know His resurrection in ourselves. That is a thing worth any price we have to pay.