by Timothy Furnish Timothy Furnish holds a Ph.D. in Islamic, World and African history from Ohio State University and a M.A. in Theology from Concordia Seminary. He is a former U.S. Army Arabic linguist and, later, civilian consultant to U.S. Special Operations Command. He’s the author of books on the Middle East and Middle-earth, a […]
To Sincere Converts to the Orthodox Faith, and those who are Seeking
by Fr. Thomas Soroka To sincere converts to the Orthodox Faith and those who are seeking: I descend from a very long line of Orthodox Christians by the mercy of God. I also descend from generations of Orthodox clergy. My father, two uncles, my grandfather and great uncle were all priests, having been raised in […]
Kenya: Overwhelming Majority of Kisumu Diocese Priests Join Russian Church
According to the Russian Patriarchal Exarch in Africa, Metropolitan Leonid of Klin, the number of African priests who joined the Exarchate had already grown to 150 from the initial 102 as of early last week. And that number continues to steadily grow, the Metropolitan has said. According to sources in Africa, a large number of those priests […]
Dozens of African Priests Serve First Divine Liturgy of Russian Exarchate
Dozens of African priests gathered in western Kenya to celebrate the first official Divine Liturgy of the newly-created Russian Exarchate in Africa. The 24 priests were joined by Fr. George Maximov of Moscow, who has been instrumental in developing the Exarchate. The Liturgy was celebrated at the Church of the Great Martyr Panteleimon in the […]
My Journey Home
By Nickolas Barbin Childhood My journey is long, starting as a Roman Catholic, next becoming Southern Baptist, then a (non-denominational) Pentecostal, then Charismatic Evangelical, then Eastern Orthodox. Originally, I was raised, and baptized Roman Catholic in Louisiana. My parents divorced when I was a year or two old and my father immediately remarried. My father […]
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