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Sarx (σαρξ) is the Greek word for "flesh". This is the blog of a Southern Man (sojourning in Buffalo, NY) attempting to follow God in the way of Jesus.

I am a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church in America (ROCIA). We are growing a Mission community here in Buffalo.

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Disclaimer

I who have written this story, or rather this fable, give no credence to the various incidents related in it. For some things in it are the deceptions of demons, other poetic figments; some are probable, others improbable; while still others are intended for the delectation of foolish men. (Closing lines of the Táin Bó Cúalnge)

Transparency

HILE I INTEND To avoid political blogging for Lent as per usual, I have to note that live blogging White House Meetings is a far cry from “the Vice President is Hidden in His Evil Lair and you can’t see him, ever“. Transparency, maybe, cheer-leading, certainly, pre-written script (post), probably, information overload too. [...]

Name game

HEN YOU Put ‘em both together you end up with this odd word:
Obamabiden
Obamabiden: clearly a Germanic word, it’s the sort of thing that the Governator said in his youth. “Ya! Ve vent down unt zaw zee Obamabiden.”
Maybe, in Germanic, “biden” means person who lives there so, in the case of an [...]