An Orthodox Christian View of Multi-Site Churches
In my work as an Orthodox Christian missions priest here in North Carolina, I often have encounters with Evangelical pastors and Church planters. I want to understand the religious culture that I find myself in, and I want to learn from others’ experiences starting Churches, even if their context is often quite different than mine. […]
Confession of Faith, Confession of Sins
Dear Friends in Christ, The word “confess” comes up often in Orthodox prayers, writings, and sermons. There are two main ways that the term is used in the Church: to confess one’s faith, and to confess one’s sins. The former evokes images of the early Christians standing up for Christ in the arena, refusing to […]
Friendly Conversations
Yesterday, I met with my new friend Matthew. I first found Matthew via a blog search back in March. I made a comment on his blog, and began to follow him on Twitter. Eventually I asked him if he wanted to meet up, and this is now the second time that we were able to […]
On Baptizing My Daughter
On Saturday, July 31 (o.s.), I had the honor and privilege of baptizing my infant daughter Sophia at the Chapel of St. Mark the Evangelist in Raleigh, North Carolina. The godparents were Mr. Leonidas and Dr. Anna Pittos of Detroit, Michigan. The Pittoses arrived by plane around 7:30 pm on Friday evening. I picked them […]
Driving on U.S. Route 264
As regular readers of the blog know, I travel from Raleigh to Greenville, North Carolina three times a month in order to serve Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Orthodox Church. The majority of my time is spent on U.S. Route 264, which begins in Raleigh and continues all the way across Eastern North Carolina. Almost […]