How could a fire-breathing, radical free-church, “don’t tread on me,” Southern Baptist end up in a liturgical and hierarchical church, especially one so foreign to my Southern/American ethos?
From Islam to Indonesian Orthodox Priest
by Fr. Yohanes Bambang Cahyo Wicaksono I was born of the Islamic Family on May 15, 1958 in Mojokerto – East Java-Indonesia. As usual in the Islamic family, I was educated as a devoted person in the Islamic Religion by my parents. Because the Grace of God, in the year 1977, I converted to be […]
How Christ Changed A Muslim Imam
It doesn’t get any better than this. Enjoy, and proclaim the Gospel! This is the story of a man who used to seek out Christians on the way to Church to beat them, now, after an encounter with Christ, has left Islam and is studying and working as a missionary! Thanks be to God! Thanks […]
A Foretaste Of Heaven
by Nicholas McNeish I have been asked how I became an Orthodox Christian. As the Americans would say, that is the $64,000 question! I was brought up as an Evangelical, “middle-of-the-road” Church of England Christian, passing through my formative years at a Church School, attending Church Services four times on a Sunday, five when I […]
Mark Hodges’ Way
by Fr. Mark Hodges In honor of his recent elevation to Archpriest (Axios!), we are reprinting the Fr. Mark’s inspiring conversion story! I was raised a Christian, a genuine believer in Jesus as the Savior of the World. During high school in the 70s, I performed in every show I could. I was in band, […]
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