Blog Entries tagged 'Greek Culture'

Learning a Foreign Culture - Evangelicals and Western Civilization

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:00:00 +0100

An Evangelical friend of mine of was complaining about his kid learning Chinese history in school. He was incensed that his son would learn "foreign history" instead of "Western history." I laughed and then infuriated him when I said, "For your kid, Western history is just as foreign."

Nothing brings this to light like raising a cradle Orthodox child. This year Alexander, my seven-year-old son, is learning about the period in history between 300 A.D. and 15 [...]

Troy Polamalu - At Last a Good Orthodox Celebrity!

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:00:00 +0100

In the U.S., Orthodox Christians rarely get the opportunity to feel good about celebrities. There are quite a few people who claim to be Orthodox who work in movies, in politics, and in the arts. Unfortunately, almost all of these people are not what could be termed spiritual role models. Nominally Orthodox politicians get busted for corruption, Hollywo [...]

On the Outside Looking In - Working a Greekfest as a Vendor

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:09:56 +0100

Like a lot of other Orthodox Christians who spent time in a Greek parish, I've done my share of festival duty. Several years in the Gyros booth, a couple in the parish bookstore, one doing church tours - been there done that.

Opa!

But during the first weekend in February, 2008 in Ocala, Florida, I got to experience a Greekfest firsthand no [...]