The story is told of the middle-aged business man, a straight-laced and sober guy never seen out of a pair of trousers and a shirt, coming home from a week at work to announce to his wife of 25 years, “You bore me. I’m leaving.” Taking to a life of reckless driving, hard drinking, and … Read More →
Although this book was originally published back in 1980, the current edition of Fr. Seraphim Rose’s ‘The Soul After Death‘ seems highly relevant today. I picked up this book because it presents the response of the Orthodox Church to the phenomena of “out of body experiences”, “near-death experiences”, angels, demons and similar psychic experiences. For … Read More →
“Give me that glass of water,” said the father to his son. “Sure,” replied the boy. “Add a large spoonful of salt to the water, and stir it around.” The boy did as instructed. The father thanked him and placed the glass of water on the window sill. The next day the father called his … Read More →
Visiting Twycross Zoo, in Warwickshire (England), yesterday we enjoyed walking around the relatively new Uda Walawe Elephant Walkway which, perhaps unsurprisingly, surrounds the Elephant enclosure. From this new themed area of the zoo you get some beautiful views over the enclosure and can see all four of the majestic animals without the fence lines obstructing … Read More →
