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My Journey to Christian Orthodoxy

August 18, 2020 By Fr. John 5 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Evangelicals, Jews, JTO Blog

“I Was Afraid to Tell My Jewish Father that We Were Baptized”

September 25, 2016 By Fr. John 3 Comments

Interview with Margarita Kaplun, a Jew who converted to Orthodoxy by Fr. George Maximov The journey of Margarita Kaplun, a woman of Jewish descent and a daughter of an Assistant Rabbi. After personally experiencing the power of praying to Our Lord Jesus Christ, she was baptized and led her parents to faith. Father George Maximov: […]

Filed Under: Jews, Latest Stories Tagged With: Assistant Rabbi, convert, Jewish, orthodox

Beauty, Mystery, and Divine Magnetism: A Conversion Story

April 22, 2016 By Fr. John 4 Comments

by Silouan A conversion story sure to open some eyes, and some hearts. I often hear stories from people I’ve met along the way about the path that lead them to Orthodoxy. More often than not‚ these stories involve books by particular authors or saints whose writings made an influence on their perspective and opened them […]

Filed Under: Jews, Latest Stories Tagged With: conversion, Jewish, orthodox

The Roots of Jewish Christian Worship by Fr. James Bernstein

April 12, 2016 By Fr. John 4 Comments

Jews for Jesus / Messianic Judaism co-founder James Bernstein speaks on the Roots of Jewish Christian Worship. James was a key figure, leaving New York with Moishe Rosen to the San Fransisco Bay area in 1970, to start a new mission outreach for Jews. James had a jacket embroidered with “Jews for Jesus” and this […]

Filed Under: Jews Tagged With: christian, Fr. James Bernstein, Jewish, Jews for Jesus, roots, worship

Is Modern-Day Judaism the Successor of the Old Testament Traditions? An Interview with Yevgeny Verner

March 28, 2016 By Fr. John 6 Comments

An Interview with Fr. George Maximov The guest of today’s interview is Yevgeny Verner, actor and producer. As a descendant of an old Jewish family, he came to Christ through Judaism. In his interview to Fr. George, he tells us his story about how the Savior literally called him. He also discusses so-called “national” religions, Cabbala […]

Filed Under: Jews, Latest Stories Tagged With: Cabbala, christianity, Church, convert, Jews, Kabbalah, orthodox

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