by Sergei Mudrov It was easy to get from San Francisco to Berkeley, CA., by high-speed train. It took me half an hour to reach Ashby Station, from which St. John the Baptist’s Church is five minutes’ walk. Fr. Edward Henderson has served here for over six years—since autumn 2013, almost since his ordination. He made […]
Turning Point
by Jim Connolly A good man, when he finds a good thing, wants to share it. (Monk Arseniye) I was raised in a home that did not talk much about God and therefore I had very little exposure to the Christian faith. In 1974, when I was 18 years old and a senior in high […]
Lutheran Professor and Former Pastor Discovers Orthodox Christianity
by David E. Sumner Dr. Robert Saler is a former Lutheran pastor and currently a professor and associate dean at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana. After growing up in southern Illinois, he received a bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University. He earned two master’s degrees from the University of Chicago and a master’s and PhD […]
Dcn Michael Bishop’s Journey to Orthodoxy
by Deacon Michael Bishop “Joseph, what are you doing in my neighborhood?” “This is my church!” “That’s a Catholic church?” “Yes, Ukrainian Catholic!” I was in the sixth grade and living on Illinois Avenue. From Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church one could look into U.S. Soldiers’ Home, the place where Abraham Lincoln lived when he […]
My Journey to Christian Orthodoxy
by Christopher Petersen My name is Christopher Petersen, and this is my story of coming into Orthodoxy. I was not at all raised in a religious household. We started attending Church after both my grandparents had passed away. I’d say I was in 6th or 7th grade. My father’s family was Lutheran so that is […]
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