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Japanese Fighter Baptized Orthodox Christian

October 3, 2012 By Fr. John 4 Comments

From his childhood years he focused on the martial arts, which led him to study traditional Eastern religions, especially Buddhism. After a period of many years, Tokashi Kishi came to know Christianity, the result of having read very many books. Christianity for Tokashi was another ethical teaching and appeared to him something like Buddhism. After […]

Filed Under: Buddhists Tagged With: convert, japan, orthodox, Tokashi Kishi

“Embrace! You Are Brothers!”

September 22, 2012 By Fr. John 3 Comments

The Impact of Orthodox Theology by Jason Byassee Think of the standard theological debates in Western Christianity: Is conversion a matter of divine grace or human free will? Are theological disputes to be arbitrated by appeals to the Bible or to church tradition? Do the church’s authority and unity cohere in the pope, in a […]

Filed Under: Latest Stories Tagged With: Alexander Schmemann, catholicism, David Ford, Eugene Rogers, Geoffrey Wainwright, George Florovsky, Jason Byassee, John Meyendorff, John Milbank, John Zizioulas, Jurgen Moltmann, Kallistos Ware, Kathryn Tanner, Miroslav VoIf, Olivier Clement. Alexander Gollitzen, orthodoxy, Protestantism, Robert Jenson, Rowan Williams, Sarah Coakley, Sergei Bulgakov, Verna Harrison, Wolfhart Pannenburg

The Word’s First Self-Propelled Boat Church

September 20, 2012 By Fr. John 8 Comments

Orthodoxy is not only ‘on track,’ but is ‘riding the wave’ of opportunity! No matter what religion you follow, praying always means going to the holy shrine and worshiping the almighty. But, here is a place of worship that doesn’t await the devotees, instead it itself goes to the worshipers. The Prince Saint Vladimir is […]

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Church in a Train has covered 4000 km of Russian Railroads

September 20, 2012 By Fr. John 6 Comments

On October 30 the train No.175 Vorkuta-Moscow, carrying a church, arrived at the Yaroslavl railway station in Moscow. It was the first missionary trip of a church in a train. The special car was consecrated by His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia on October 18 in honour of the icon of […]

Filed Under: Latest Stories, Missions Tagged With: Church, train

Orthodox Priest Blesses Winery Grapes

September 18, 2012 By Fr. John 3 Comments

Orthodox priests bless a lot of things, some say ‘everything!’, but I know Fr. John and thought this a nice story to republish! Vintners’ whole year depends on 2-month harvest season by Dave Bemis In a scene that will be repeated thousands of times around the Central Coast over the next two months, a forklift […]

Filed Under: Latest Stories, News Tagged With: blessing, Fr. John Finley, grapes, wine

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