From Preface to a Book of russian verse translated into English:
 "The most frankly emotional of European peoples has given to the arts the discipline which it sometimes shuns in its life. Its emotions are naturally so strong that it feels no call to exaggerate them or to dress them up in the hope of making them more interesting. It prefers the ( Read more... )

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There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism.

And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue;

They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space.

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Troon Road

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 "The L Word" can also refer to love, liberal or lesbian." (Wikipedia)

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...And don't spend your time lookin' around
                        For something you want that can't be found
When you find out you can live without it
                      And go along not thinkin' about it
I'll tell you something true:
The bare necessities of life will come to you...

from lyrics to Bare necessities, found at Classic Disney soundrack ( Read more... )

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http://www.foredgefrost.co.uk/gallery_foredgeNORM.htm

An interesting blog by Father John Whiteford from Spring, Texas, who used to be our (St.Vladimir) church parishioner and deacon. The latest addition is a "report" about his trip to Russia for the ceremony - well illustrated and fun to read. 
http://fatherjohn.blogspot.com/
There's a lot of good articles as well. "Sola scriptura" is especially ( Read more... )

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