tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post2156338956705725836..comments2024-03-28T05:23:01.707-05:00Comments on A MOMENT OF CEREBUS: "T.L.:D.R." DAVE SIM (YAWN) ON JOHN 19!" Part 3A Moment Of Cerebushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02718525538144698138noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-87476410750508999842018-03-16T20:27:34.025-05:002018-03-16T20:27:34.025-05:00Wow! Having been raised Orthodox Christian and re...Wow! Having been raised Orthodox Christian and read some of a translation of Revelation I'm sure it would an interesting and powerful experience to be there.<br /><br />I always thought it a bit odd or off when people would use the word Lord on its own and that stuck out with me when I got to Dave's take on that.<br /><br />And speaking of Dave's take, it's not quick reading, and with some things I'm not sure what he's saying but perhaps it will all make sense to me when all of these articles are published.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing that Tony.<br /><br />cheers<br /><br />A Fake NameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-17063661283037740782018-03-16T16:52:41.182-05:002018-03-16T16:52:41.182-05:00Found it! You gotta love Google Maps.
Loukas is t...Found it! You gotta love Google Maps.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Loukas+Restaurant/@37.3219329,26.5426365,17z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x14bda50db4bd8ab5:0xc4ed84fc66418137!2sPatmos!3b1!8m2!3d37.3129763!4d26.5468773!3m4!1s0x14bda5b6db226c21:0xb115ab672998e929!8m2!3d37.3219268!4d26.5423391" rel="nofollow">Loukas</a> is the place. Best blessed lamb in Greece, if not in the world.Tony againnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-33494274931086244462018-03-16T15:16:39.521-05:002018-03-16T15:16:39.521-05:00Sure. First, full disclosure: I went as a tourist,...Sure. First, full disclosure: I went as a tourist, not a pilgrim; my wife and I were on a package tour of Greece, which included an island hopping cruise of the Aegean. (We also saw the amphitheater in Ephesus where St. Paul got attacked by the locals defending their local goddess Artemis.) Patmos was one of the ports of call, and we went to the 10th century Orthodox monastery there (still active - we saw some of the monks, and one smiled at me). I had converted to Orthodox Christianity 4 years earlier so I was familiar with their chapels and iconography. About halfway down the small mountain on whose summit the monastery sits is a cave, long thought to be the cave where St. John received his Revelation while in exile from Ephesus, which is just a few miles away on what is now the Turkish coast. The cave has been made into a small Orthodox chapel, with icons and an altar for preparing Communion. I did not attend a service there; my tour group just filed through. I said the customary prayer upon entering a church ("I was glad when we entered the house of the LORD") and venerated the icons (make the sign of the Cross; bend down to the ground, say the appropriate short prayer; kiss the icon).<br /><br />Very few of those in our party were Orthodox, just a few Greeks, some of whom stuck around to give their confession to one of the monks; the tour bus had to wait until they were all done!<br /><br />After we returned to the little port-village, I had the BEST LAMB DINNER OF MY LIFE. Unspeakably delicious. Unfortunately I do not remember the name of the restaurant.Tony againnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-37910778401399714082018-03-15T17:18:36.474-05:002018-03-15T17:18:36.474-05:00Thanks for posting this.
Tony---anything you'...Thanks for posting this.<br /><br />Tony---anything you'd be willing to share on here about your trip to Patmos?<br /><br />A Fake NameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-21915206459957144342018-03-13T11:10:11.350-05:002018-03-13T11:10:11.350-05:00Agreed, Damian...these pieces give a new dimension...Agreed, Damian...these pieces give a new dimension to the word "incoherent." Not all that uncommon among autodidacts like our comic genius. And I speak as someone who <i>does</i> believe the Revelation was actually experienced by St. John in the cave at Patmos. (I've been to and prayed in that cave. Nanner nanner boo boo.)Tony Dunlopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-26611546208345044282018-03-13T03:19:19.823-05:002018-03-13T03:19:19.823-05:00This is an example of what I mean when I say that ...This is an example of what I mean when I say that Dave doesn't know how to think. He feels that Revelation couldn't be imagined, so that proves it's true. Iron-clad logic there!<br /><br />As usual, whenever Dave uses the words "self-evident", you know to be prepared for stupidity ...<br /><br /> -- Damian<br />Damian T. Lloyd, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15423589734839129158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-44081851750616278062018-03-11T09:48:41.912-05:002018-03-11T09:48:41.912-05:00Hey, Matt,
Thanks!Hey, Matt,<br /><br />Thanks!Michael Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724717949715095628noreply@blogger.com