Am I hearing you correctly?

I think all of us want to know why people say and do what they do. We like to have an opinion about what’s going on and don't want to merely shrug our shoulders and say, “it's a mystery to me.”  We don't want to look as dumb as we feel! We have answers for the complex issues related to our employment but can’t tell you why our kids won’t behave.

A trite Solution for our Problems

Way back when I became a believer, I would ask what I thought were deep spiritual questions of fellow believers only to be rewarded with what I thought was the most banal, boring answer: “Read your bible and pray!” Over the years I discovered they were right! Now I am apt to handle difficult concerns with the same response; though I do try to make it sound more interesting. If you distill a lot of Christian advice it comes down to the same thing; “read your bible and pray!”

A Crumbling Image of our Faith

 Some old Orthodox branches of Christianity are into Icons: They are pictures that depict Jesus or past saints. Some of these are ancient works of art and very precious to them.

 The trouble with Icons is that they are a painting of a painting of a painting etc. Like a rumour or piece of gossip they change or “morph” over time and various interpretations emerge. No-one gets the original idea.