For many people, converting to the Orthodox Christian Church is a tough process. Whether coming from a secular background and having to deal with basic questions of faith, or coming from a Western Christian background and having to give up previous ways of thinking and familiar hymns and practices, the transition is often difficult. Add… Continue reading Just One More Step…
Tag: Protestantism
Scripture “versus” Tradition, and the End Times
Part of my ongoing Correspondence series, featuring replies to people who contacted me and asked questions, mostly when I served as a priest (2008-2013). Dear Tim, Finally, I have time to write you back! I was unusually busy the past two weeks. I’ve read a little about the Greek Orthodox Church, enough to know that there is… Continue reading Scripture “versus” Tradition, and the End Times
Tradition vs. Custom for Protestants
Part of my ongoing Correspondence series, featuring replies to people who contacted me and asked questions, mostly when I served as a priest (2008-2013). Dear M., “Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle” (II Thessalonians 2:15). I have long thought that Evangelical Protestants approach problems… Continue reading Tradition vs. Custom for Protestants
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.… Continue reading An Orthodox Christian View of Multi-Site Churches