Journeys To Orthodoxy
- Recovering the Ancient Paths
By : Dennis L. Corrigan “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever” The following is a revision of a letter (article) we wrote to the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel to explain our decision to withdraw from that organization in order to pursue our being catechized unto Chrismation into the Orthodox Church. We ...
- Following His Heart
By: Jennifer Moody Albany Democrat-Herald Former Albany man talks about journey to Orthodox religion When he was 15 years old, Stan Brittain read a newspaper article that changed his life.He had lived in Albany for 10 years, attending a Lutheran church with his grandparents in keeping with his family’s traditions and Germanic background. He hadn’t ...
- Evangelicals Turn Toward … the Orthodox Church
By Jason Zengerle The ministry is a calling, but it is also a career, and, in 1987, a Baptist minister named Wilbur Ellsworth was given the career opportunity of a lifetime. After nearly two decades of pastoring modest congregations in California and Ohio, Ellsworth, at the age of 43, was called to lead the First ...
- American “convert” to Orthodox Christianity
Very Reverend Father Silas Ruark Fr Silas is an American “convert” to Orthodox Christianity. His youth and adult years were lived in the religious context of Evangelical Protestantism (Southern Baptist and Evangelical Free Church of America), where he and his wife Gabrielle worked as Youth Directors and Sunday School teachers, and he as a Deacon. ...
- Edward Justin:My Journey to Orthodoxy
This Reading Consist of Three Parts 1. Edward Justin’s Journey to Orthodoxy 2. Letters he wrote back to his former pastors in the Bretheren church 3. Letter to his Beloved A Summary Raised in a wonderful, loving, godly, Protestant (or, more precisely, Anabaptist) Christian home, I grew up believing in God and calling upon the ...
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Orthodox Apologetics
- The Holy Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church is the one true Catholic, Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Orthodox Church has maintained the right Apostolic succession without any breakage. Orthodox Church has the large number of Martyrs who have given their life for Jesus Christ. Millions of Orthodox Christians lost their lives during the attack of ...
- On Standing in Church
By the Very Rev. John Ealy It is always difficult in these relativistic times, when the only heresy is to speak of heresy, to present the Orthodox teaching about the completeness of our faith. It comes across often as arrogance when in fact we do not mean that we are anything special at all, we ...
- Christmas Tree.. Pagan???
In Defence of the Christmas Tree By Father Daniel Daly Several years ago during the Christmas season, a religious program on television caught my attention. The program featured a discussion on the dangers of cults, especially to young people. I found myself agreeing with the panelists as they warned young people about the hazards of ...
- “What an Altar denotes?
What is performed in the Altar? How do we relate the present day Altar to the Old times? ” 1. The altar was a place of sacrifice 2. The cross is a place of sacrifice 3. A blood sacrifice was required, the New Testament, our blood atonement is Jesus instead of animals A.. The altar ...
- What is being “Born Again”?
Many Protestants say our Infant Baptism is not enough and that it is invalid. They say one must be “Born Again” to be truly Baptised. If you ask them what Born Again means, they will tell you it is the Intellectual Conformance to the Gospel. For them it is a mere mental/intellectual process that flows ...
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Orthodox Prayers
- Trisagion Memorial Prayer for the Departed
“O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who has trampled down Death and overthrown the Devil, and given life unto Your world, give, we beseech You, eternal rest to the soul of Your departed servant, in a place of brightness, in a place of verdure, in a place of repose, from whence all pain, ...
- A prayer of a sick person
O Lord Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Physician of souls and bodies, who become man and suffer death on the Cross for our salvation, and through Your tender love and compassion did heal all manner of sickness and affliction; visit me O Lord in my suffering, and grant me grace and strength to bear this sickness ...
- A prayer of Repentance
O Lord our God, good and merciful, I acknowledge all my sins which I have committed every day of my life, in thought, word and deed; in body and soul alike. I am heartily sorry that I have ever offended you, and I sincerely repent; with tears I humbly pray to You, O Lord: of ...
- Prayers at the table
Before Meals + In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Your Name; Your kingdom come; Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins, ...
- Pray before the icon of Christ
We reverence Your spotless icon, O gracious Lord, and ask forgiveness of our transgressions, O Christ our God: for of Your own good will You was pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, that You might deliver from bondage to the enemy those whom You have fashioned. Wherefore, we cry aloud unto You: You ...
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OCP Documents
- OBL Request to Oriental Orthodox Primates
Submitted To: All Oriental Orthodox Primates Submitted By: Lejith George Chairman-OBL Forum Subin Varghese Vice-Chairman&Secretary-OBL Forum George Alexander Chief Coordinator-Department of Public Relations& Spokesperson-OBL Forum On Behalf of the Council for the Promotion of Orthodox Christian Unity and Faith – OBL Forum After Kissing Your Holiness’ Blessed and Sanctified Hand May It Please Your Holiness ...
- OBL Fourm Request for Holy Qurbana in Konkini Language
OBL Fourm Request for Holy Qurbana in Konkini Language at Parumala Church. To Very Rev.Fr.M.D.Yuhanon Ramban The Manager Parumala Semianry Parumala Pathanamthitta District Kerala India Sub: Request for Holy Qurbana in Konkini Language Respected Father Greetings from Orthodoxy Beyond Limits Forum (OBL) As you know the Brahmavar Community got reunited with the Malankara Orthodox Church, ...
- OBL Forum Request on Brahamavar Orthodox Community to Holy Episcopal Synod of the Indian Orthodox Church
Request sent to Holy Episcopal Synod of the Indian Orthodox Church with regard to the Brahamavar Orthodox Church Request Filed to the Holy episcopal Synod in the Month of December 2009- January 2010 His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Didymos I Catholiocse of the East & Malankara Metropolitan Subject: The Brahmavar Orthodox Church Submitted By Mr Lejith ...
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Oriental Orthodox Documents
- Protocol Between The Coptic Orthodox Church And The Eritrian Orthodox Church
Introduction The two Churches are linked by very intimate relations since the early Centuries of Christianity, as both are sons of St. Mark the Apostle. Such link was realized when St. Athanasius, the Apostolic, the 20th Pope of Alexandria, consecrated Fromentious in the year 329 A.D to be the first bishop of Eritrea and Ethiopia, ...
- Protocol between the Coptic Orthodox Church (COC) and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church (EOTC)
INTRODUCTION The two Churches are linked by very intimate relations since the early Centuries of Christianity, as both are sons of St. Mark the Apostle. Such link was realized when St. Athanasius the Apostolic, the 20th Pope of Alexandria, consecrated Fromentious in the year 329 A.D. to be the first bishop of Ethiopia, on the ...
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