Tag Archives: death

The Fall of Humanity into Self-Exile From Paradise

Posted on 4 February 2024 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“Man was created to become a partaker in the personal mode of existence which is the life of God,” writes Christos Yannaras—“to become a partaker in the freedom of love which is true life.”1 But humanity does not experience life. … Continue reading →

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The Christ, the Fall, and Echoes of Eden

Posted on 27 November 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

It begins with the Fall and the introduc­tion of death and corrup­tion into the good world God has made. The ancient story is inscribed upon our hearts. Tempted by Satan, Adam and Eve partake of the forbidden fruit, plunge into … Continue reading →

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If Atonement Ain’t Penal, Why the Cross?

Posted on 13 April 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Penal substitutionary atonement—whatever else might be said about this grotesque belief, it does provide a clear, simple-to-understand explanation of the events of Holy Week. On the cross the eternal Son endures the wrath of the Father for the sins of … Continue reading →

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Slowly Reading St Athanasius: the God we didn’t invent, rotten avocados, and other vast imponderables

Posted on 8 July 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by John Stamps Kids love to ask their parents questions. Kids think nothing of asking tough questions. They ask them as easily as they eat or play or sleep. They think these questions are harm­less. But the children are wrong. … Continue reading →

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Angelic Destroyers and Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

Posted on 28 June 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Ezekiel 9 After showing his prophet the abominations being committed in Jerusalem and temple, the LORD pronounces his apocalyptic judgment. With a loud voice he summons his angelic executioners. Six are armed for slaughter; the seventh clothed in linen, with … Continue reading →

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If atonement ain’t penal, why the cross?

Posted on 18 April 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Penal substitutionary atonement—whatever else might be said about this grotesque belief, it does provide a clear, simple-to-understand explanation of the events of Holy Week. On the cross the eternal Son endures the wrath of the Father for the sins of … Continue reading →

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Suffering and Death: Elements of an Orthodox Theodicy

Posted on 24 April 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

I was invited to take part with two other pastors in a panel discussion yesterday at Life Pacific College in Christiansburg, Virginia on the topic of suffering, evil, and God. We were each given 20 minutes for our initial presentations. … Continue reading →

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White Walkers, Toll-Houses, and the Hermeneutic of Pascha

Posted on 14 June 2017 by Fr Aidan Kimel

When I first heard about the aerial toll-houses, I dismissed them as the stuff of folklore, tales told by Old Nan to children when the winter days are short and the nights are long and cold. As terrifying as the … Continue reading →

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