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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)

Right or Privilege? Wrong.

EALTH. Is it a privilege or a right? For many Americans, it is both. Ironically, many of them are considered “poor”. In the musical, 1776, the more-conservative forces in the Continental Congress rally in the absence of their more-radical members. They sing a song about being cool, conservative men, chanting, [...]

Right or Privilege? Wrong.

ORRY!.. this published in the wrong spot because of the whole “Draft” thing. It’s been moved here.

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 [...]

Chrysostomism

HE RICH usually imagine that, if they do not physically rob the poor, they are committing no sin. But the sin of the rich consists in not sharing their wealth with the poor. In fact, the rich person who keeps all his wealth for himself is committing a form of robbery. The reason is that [...]