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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.

NB: I'm currently on a "Blogging Sabbatical" to celebrate my 15th Year of online Journaling. While "Daily Tweets", the occasional review of a book, movie or eatery and Photo Blogging all continue, the daily posts have stopped until January 2011. All comments are currently in moderation.

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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)

Food Raffle Deluxe

F, LIKE Me, you enjoy good food and good wine and sundry other good things – and would like to put that enjoyment to good use – may I suggest the Menu For Hope programme over at Chez Pim. Full information is here: Menu for Hope and the World Food Program And the listing of [...]

Economics

EAR WASHINGTON, I’m not very big on competition as a way of life. Capitalism, unrestrained, seems to me as an economic system of little guys feeding themselves to bigger guys. Socialism, on the other hand, while it seems to be the grass-roots economy preferred by the Gospel, is a failure on the level of the [...]

Giving to Charity

OW SHOULD We progressive folks deal with the conservative begging folks this Christmas? You know, the bell-ringing Salvation Army Santas and Brass Bands out there… Throwing a dollar or a fiver in their bucket can or even might get around to helping the poor. But it will also be used to support the Salvation Army’s [...]

Husker Du?

AISE YOUR hands if you remember or know how to bake bread: not fancy, organic, stuff either, but solid, I-want-a-sandwich kind of bread. Raise your hands if you remember or know how to make a chocolate cake for your family with next-to-nothing in the kitchen. Raise your hands if you remember or know how to [...]

Dorothy Day Does Orthodoxy

IA The OrthodoxJobs listing, we find this: Lived Theology School The name alone is worth the price of admission. The internships are open to Orthodox Christians (male or female) over the age of 18. The internships are for one calendar year commencing September 2008. Interns will be expected to commit themselves to full participation in [...]

BBC NEWS

 » See how they love each other? The road was strewn with palms.