by Jeremiah LOSING INTEREST After months of what felt like dry liturgical services, my quasi-Pentecostal mindset wondered: where is the Holy Spirit in all of this? I recognized the validity the Orthodox Church’s claims to have the same beliefs and practices as the early church, but what good is that if the Holy Spirit has […]
My Journey to the Ancient Church, Part Two
by Jeremiah WHAT IS THIS ORTHODOXY? I tried the charismatic movement, I ran in progressive Christian circles, I went back to my roots of conservative Christianity, and I even considered starting my own home church. Nothing had a satisfactory answer. A spiritual mentor of mine suggested I look into Eastern Orthodoxy (he himself was not […]
My Journey to the Ancient Church, Part One
by Jeremiah My journey into Orthodoxy was not easy. But it is not meant to be easy. It challenged me (and continues to do so) to become the person God has created me to be, and to recognize my place in His Body, the Church. When one becomes Orthodox they are called a “convert,” which […]
Orthodoxy in Small-Town America
by By Xenia Kathryn Tussing I grew up in a small town on the southern coast of Oregon. My family was Protestant, and after “church-hopping” for most of my early years, my parents settled on attending the local First Presbyterian Church once we moved to Oregon from the South. Although we tithed and were active in […]
45 Baptized in Pointe-Noire, Congo
On the morning of 24 December 2014, His Grace Panteleimon Bishop of Congo-Brazzaville and Gabon performed the baptisms of forty-five newly enlightened Congolese of all ages, coming from the three Parish Communities in Pointe-Noire, in the outdoor baptistery in the Holy Cathedral Church of St. Dimitrios, which is under construction in the city. Addressing the newly […]
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