I think the difficulty here is that Glen did not account for my argument that God desires the salvation of all men vs only the salvation of Christians. Orthodoxy is often stricter than other churches in its normativity but also trusts that God desperately desires to save all. It is not only God that desires this but the Saints. This is beautifully rendered in the story told by St Sophrony about St Silouan the Athonite. “I remember a conversation between him [St Silouan the Athonite] and a certain hermit, who declared with evident satisfaction, ‘God will punish all atheists. They will burn in everlasting fire.’ Obviously upset, the Staretz said: ‘Tell me, supposing you went to paradise and there looked down and saw somebody burning in hell-fire – would you feel happy?’ ‘It can’t be helped. It would be their own fault,’ said the hermit. The Staretz answered him with a sorrowful countenance: ‘Love could not bear that,’ he said. ‘We must pray for all.”

Them: There’s absolutely no way Cape Verde will be able to stop the attack from Spain Cape Verde Goalie:

The average protestant knows more about and can articulate the gospel better than the average Roman Catholic or Orthodox. Especially more than those who just converted from Protestantism.

USA Today crazy left wing sportswriter Christine Brennan says she’s surprised the South is welcoming a German tourist here for the World Cup. Has Brennan ever actually been to the South before? It’s the kindest place in the country, maybe the world.

W. #BravesCountry