This is a tough read, but glory to God who preserved her through it all. I was born into a very abusive home in 1973. My mother was a violent alcoholic; my father was just plain violent and abusive in “other” ways I need not specify. Though I sought help from neighbors and teachers and […]
Davenport, IL Priest Moves Fast to Join Russian Orthodox Church
After 15 years as an Anglican priest, including six years as the rector of Trinity Church in Rock Island, the Rev. Thomas Janikowski is converting to Russian Orthodoxy.By the time he and his wife, Shelly, get back from a New York trip, he will be an ordained deacon and priest in the Russian Orthodox church’s […]
God Led Me Into His Church: Part 5
by Fr. Geoff Harvey Finding the Orthodox Faith I knew we needed to join the Church. I’d learned from Peter Toon that Christ’s Church exists as a physical reality on this earth. I knew Christ had said the gates of hell would never prevail against it, so I knew that it existed. And I had […]
God Led Me Into His Church: Part 1
by Fr. Geoff Harvey Fr. Geoff’s story is a 7 part series which will be published daily, and shows a living history of the last 50 years while he traces the footsteps of his path to God’s Holy Church. Ever since I can remember, I have had an awareness of God, even if He has […]
The Last First Step
by Stephen Brannen Back in 2011 I started writing a series of posts entitled “According to the Whole” which was focused on exploring the issue of Christian disunity and where I was looking for possible solutions. The posts were personal and were informed by my own intellectual and experiential journey, but they weren’t overtly autobiographical. […]
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