My Journey To Orthodoxy
by Kevin Allen Kevin is the award winning host of the radio program “The Illumined Heart,” and won the Best Podcast/Internet Radio Show once again! Congratulations Kevin on a well deserved award. For you, our JTO readers, we offer Kevin’s own conversion story. Enjoy! I began my spiritual journey in eastern religion – specifically Hinduism. [...]
Keep JTO Reaching Out
Since going live just a few months ago, Journey To Orthodoxy has reached thousands seeking the Orthodox faith from all over the world. We’re looking for Pathfinders, Trailblazers, Champions & Heralds to help us keep JTO flying high on the internet. Even in these tough and uncertain times, a multitude are seeking the faith “Once [...]
From Protestant Evangelical To Orthodox
by Fr. Gregory Rogers Perhaps I have always been spiritually hungry. Growing up in a devoted Christian home, I do not remember ever not believing in Christ, or wanting in my heart of hearts to follow him and do His will. Not that I have been able to fulfill it in every moment, but the [...]
Orthodoxy In An English Village
by Fr. George Hackney Near to the geographical centre of England you can find Rolleston, the tiny village where I was born. My family were farmers, as their ancestors had been for generations. In the heart of the village and under the jurisdiction of the Church of England stood the ancient parish church of The [...]
Contemporary Orthodox Turks
A Conversation with two Orthodox Turks, Achmet and Nejla In Turkey, which is the canonical territory of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, there are very few Greek parishioners left. The Orthodox community has been supplemented to some degree by Russians who have taken up permanent residence there. However, there are also some Turks who have become [...]
Seek and Ye Shall Find
A Couple’s Journey to Orthodoxy by Reader Peter Jackson My wife, Styliana, grew up in a family of non-denominational Protestant missionaries. When she was five, she and her family moved to Colombia, where they began working as missionaries among the Kogi Indians. Her childhood years were spent divided between living in a mud and thatch [...]
Two Paths by Michael Whelton
By Michael Whelton Michael Whelton, who was born in the United Kingdom, completed high school, there and then moved to Canada where he studied for two years at York University in Toronto. After a stint as a job and wage analyst at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto, Ontario, he moved his young family to [...]
Another Journey to Orthodoxy
by Cecilia Dickson My first encounter with Christianity came at a very early age. I was very damaged at birth and not expected to live, so was given emergency Baptism. My earliest recollection is of the (CofE) parish Sunday school. I remember having little stools to sit on and of the walls being covered with [...]
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