tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947094482051423207.post1135504582051489003..comments2014-12-16T13:01:02.609-05:00Comments on John K LaShell: The Essential Doctrine of Original SinJKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08858784192927698427noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947094482051423207.post-12274694601056128932010-10-27T13:26:56.627-04:002010-10-27T13:26:56.627-04:00Interesting. I didn't know you were Orthodox. ...Interesting. I didn't know you were Orthodox. Unfortunately, fasting and prayer as a congregation would seem foreign to many in my circles. However, I think the last decade or two has seen a revival of interest in fasting.John K. LaShellhttp://www.godisbeautiful.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947094482051423207.post-12563369045693506022010-10-27T11:38:55.753-04:002010-10-27T11:38:55.753-04:00Pastor, you said, "I can learn from an Easter...Pastor, you said, "I can learn from an Eastern Orthodox theologian with whom I have many disagreements."<br /><br />I would say something very similar in that I can learn from a Calvinist theologian with whom I have many disagreements. :) I was received into the Orthodox Church on Lazarus Saturday of this year. Yet, I see the hand print of God upon each step of my journey of faith.<br /><br />One thing, among many, that I have come to appreciate as an Orthodox Christian is the rule/practice of fasting and praying. There are matters for which our Lord Jesus specifically instructed us to pray and fast. Being united as a church in fasting and praying has made the reality of our connectedness as the body of Christ even more meaningful.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183436767997017002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947094482051423207.post-83244273466329691232010-10-27T09:47:47.647-04:002010-10-27T09:47:47.647-04:00Hi, Darlene. I'm also a Calvinist with a warpe...Hi, Darlene. I'm also a Calvinist with a warped sense of humor (Farside, Dilbert, Calvin & Hobbes). I can call an Arminian, "Brother," and I can learn from an Eastern Orthodox theologian with whom I have many disagreements.John K. LaShellhttp://www.godisbeautiful.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947094482051423207.post-35400120432885733312010-10-27T08:53:36.590-04:002010-10-27T08:53:36.590-04:00I couldn't help but crack up when I read the c...I couldn't help but crack up when I read the comment beneath your name, "I'm a kindly Calvinist, not the mad dog type." I wanted to say in jest, you mean there are kindly Calvinists? Pastor, you must be one of the FEW exceptions. LOL! - DarleneDarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183436767997017002noreply@blogger.com