Japanese Hollywood actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is impressed how Russians respect their Orthodox faith. “I managed to visit New Jerusalem and it impressed me very much. I saw with my own eyes how important for a Russian person are holy shrines, how deeply you respect your faith. Now I understand why the whole world respects the […]
Why I Became Orthodox: Part Two
by Wesley Giesbrecht From Symbol to Sacrament Part of my Evangelical Anabaptist upbringing was a complete rejection of the sacraments. Baptism was only an act of public declaration and the Eucharist (a word entirely foreign to my upbringing; it was simply called ‘communion’) was nothing more than a memorial meal. This was something I held on […]
Why I Became Orthodox: Part One
by Wesley Giesbrecht Ever since I was baptized into the Eastern Orthodox Church on September 7th, 2014, I’ve thought of possibly writing an article about the reasons for my leap out of Evangelical Anabaptism and into Eastern Orthodoxy. I’m sure that many people have wondered about why I made the jump and the reasons that I […]
A Request for Daily Prayer
Dear Friends of Journey to Orthodoxy, The holiday season begins in the world today, and having given thanks to God for all His mercy and love, I have an important request for all of our readers. I am requesting that you add Journey To Orthodoxy to your daily prayers. Orthodox Christians pray a rule of […]
On Giving Thanks as a Nation
Life-giving and most merciful trinity, receive our thanksgiving for all your kindness; make us worthy of your blessings, so that, when we have brought a profit from the talents you have intrusted to us, we may enter into the eternal joy of our Lord, singing the triumphal hymn: Alleluia! Akathist of Thanksgiving, Kontakion 13
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