Other Christians
Theophilus’ Journey to Orthodoxy
September 2, 2010 · Comments Off
[Translate] by Theophilus Theophilus & Friends was an early and popular website run by a convert to Orthodoxy. Here, once and for all, after many requests, he recounts his conversion to the Orthodox Christian faith and entering the Orthodox Church. Dear Mary —, I’m glad to share what I can of my journey to Orthodoxy with you. Most of it is told in the articles on my Theophilus and Friends website, though perhaps the “nodes” are all there but some of the lines connecting them are missing. After seeing the movie about C.S. Lewis, Shadowlands,... [Read more]
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Orthodoxy and Hawaiian Culture
August 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
[Translate] Michael Odegaard explains the appeal of Eastern Orthodox Christianity for native Hawaiians. A convert to Orthodoxy who traces his Hawaiian lineage back 96 generations, he predicts a beautiful coming together of worlds as these two ancient cultures find each other. Orthodoxy and Hawaiian Culture Read More →
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THINK HYBRID
August 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
[Translate] A Word to the Fore I found this article on a site I look at from time to time. It is from a heterodox source, but I confess that this is one of the serious issues facing Orthodox missions – that of homogenia, or homogenous faith communities. While it worked well enough in the Old World, and for immigrants for a time, the truth is that, in my opinion, it is the greatest single barrier to Church planting in American Orthodoxy, second only to worshipping in an incomprehensible, dead language (bon jour). by Dustin Neeley Good Guys, Bad... [Read more]
Other Monotheists
From Islam to Indonesian Orthodox Priest
August 21, 2010 · 1 Comment
[Translate] by Fr. Yohanes Bambang Cahyo Wicaksono I was born of the Islamic Family on May 15, 1958 in Mojokerto – East Java-Indonesia. As usual in the Islamic family, I was educated as a devoted person in the Islamic Religion by my parents. Because the Grace of God, in the year 1977, I converted to be a Christian and was started on that time, I have been searching the depth of Christianity faith and followed the Christian activities namely : evangelizing people from one village to others. After Graduated from High School on the year 1980, I was entering... [Read more]
Non-theists
Through the Eastern Gate
July 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
[Translate] From Tibetan Buddhism to Orthodox Christianity by Nilus Stryker I had been a Buddhist for ten years. I was ordained after seven years of study with my teacher in a small family line of the Nyingma Lineage of Vajarayana (Tibetan ) Buddhism. I had a Spiritual Master in that lineage whom I loved and still love. He was, and continues to be an example of kindness in my life. It was through his instruction that I began to see the world with wider eyes and heart. I was ordained as a Ngakpa in the Nyingma Lineage. A Ngakpa is a tantric (priest)... [Read more]
Polytheists
5,000 Indians Baptized Orthodox in Mexico
July 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
[Translate] The conversation published below took place in early December 2009, during the visit of Metropolitan Jonah (OCA) to Russia to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Moscow representation of the Orthodox Church in America, and is devoted to the activities of the Church in Latin America. - Your Beatitude, in which Latin American countries is the Orthodox Church in America represented? - The jurisdiction of our Church extends to Mexico. Previously, we also had some parishes in Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Venezuela. But some of them left... [Read more]
Convert Stories
Theophilus’ Journey to Orthodoxy
[Translate] by Theophilus Theophilus & Friends was an early and popular website run by a convert to Orthodoxy. Here, once and for all, after many requests, he recounts his conversion to the Orthodox Christian faith and entering the Orthodox Church. Dear Mary —, I’m glad to share what I can of my journey...
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Renown Swiss Theologian Becomes Orthodox
[Translate] Fr. Gabriel Bunge was until this week a prominent Roman Catholic patristic scholar, and monastic. He was received into the Orthodox Church on the eve of the Dormition. Fr. Gabriel was a renowned Benedictine hermit and considered a master of Patristic thought. Moscow, August 31, Interfax – A well-known...
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The Pilgrimage of 77 Years
[Translate] by Peter Cowling My pilgrimage to Orthodox Church has lasted seventy-seven years. It has been a process of slow evolution rather than a quick revolution. It has been a search for the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. My first fifteen years were spent in Methodism, where I learned...
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A Faith Fulfilled
[Translate] by Fr. Michael Harper This article was written in 2008, before Fr. Michael’s repose in Jan. 2010. He was the author of the book “A Faith Fulfilled: Why Are Christians Across Great Britain Embracing Orthodoxy?” Eleven years ago, when my wife and I joined the Orthodox Church, I told...
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Clergy
[Translate] by Fr. Michael Harper This article was written in 2008, before Fr....
How A Southern Baptist Minister Found His Way To Eastern Orthodoxy
[Translate] The Story of Pastor Robert Frisby How does a former Southern Baptist...
From Islam to Indonesian Orthodox Priest
[Translate] by Fr. Yohanes Bambang Cahyo Wicaksono I was born of the Islamic...
Christless Church or Churchless Christ?
[Translate] by Fr. Peter Gillquist One day years ago I was handed a tract entitled,...
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Mass Conversions
Converts to Orthodoxy increase, while converts to Islam decrease in Russia
[Translate] Interfax – The percentage of Orthodox believers went up from...
5,000 Indians Baptized Orthodox in Mexico
[Translate] The conversation published below took place in early December 2009,...
[Translate] One hundred and twenty Tanzanians in white wait to be received into...
Muslim Preachers, Missionaries, Scholars, Mullahs, & Imams Leave Islam and Enter Christianity
[Translate] Ex-Muslim Scholar’s Book Refutes Islam A former leading Muslim...
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