Category Archives: Despair

Losses all over…

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Triumph Of Orthodoxy

I like to play a lot of strategy games. Strategy board games (like chess which I’ve commented on frequently) and strategy video games (like Civilization, Empire at War, and Age of Mythology). I do a lot of correspondence games of … Continue reading →

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“Africa” by Toto – Ever thought of it this way?

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Triumph Of Orthodoxy

When I first heard the song “Africa” a few years ago, I thought it was initially one of those love ballads about two people coming together in Africa and the music video even supports this theory. But upon further examination, … Continue reading →

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I saw a baby baptism yesterday…

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Triumph Of Orthodoxy

I’ve never seen a baby baptism before. Even though Jesus had revealed himself to babies (Matt. 11:25-26), a baby being enlightened to know Jesus was simply unthinkable among the Evangelical Protestantism I grew up with. They did baptise infants at … Continue reading →

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Underground

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Triumph Of Orthodoxy

Oh, yes, we shall be in chains and there will be no freedom, but then, in our great sorrow, we shall rise again to joy, without which man cannot live nor God exists, for God gives joy: it’s his privilege–a … Continue reading →

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Hans Urs von Balthasar: Credo

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Triumph Of Orthodoxy
Posted in Despair, Love, Mysticism, Passion, Philosophy | 2 Comments