By Adlen Robinson The Journey of Fr. Barnabas Powell. This was published today by Forsythe News. Some people sense a calling early in life but make other stops along the way before answering it. Such is the case with Father Barnabas Powell, the new pastor of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene Greek Orthodox Church. Raised […]
From Baptist to Byzantium: Part Seven
by James Early Sorrow and Joy Our first year back in the states was filled with many sorrows. First of all, we suffered from reverse culture shock, greatly missing the job, the city, and the people that we loved. Often we longed to go back to our former lives, but of course that was impossible […]
From Baptist to Byzantium: Part Six
by James Early Retreat Only a couple of days after we returned to Banja Luka, we repacked our bags and rushed off to Slovenia to attend a spiritual retreat for all of the IMB missionaries in our area. The retreat included a lot of rest and relaxation, along with daily Bible study sessions led by […]
From Baptist to Byzantium: Part Five
by James Early Reading What really caught my attention about this book was the fact that it was not just about Protestants converting to Orthodoxy, nor even just about evangelicals converting. I had heard stories before about both of these types of conversions occurring. What amazed me was that the book was about a group […]
From Baptist to Byzantium: Part Four
by James Early Departure As we began to think about what to do once our two-year mission term was over, we sensed no clear direction from God. At first, feeling the great weight of all the stressors that we had dealt with, we thought that we might take a break from mission service. I thought […]
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