Blog Entries tagged 'Orthodox Evangelism'

When Prosperity Fades - Will the Gospel?

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:11:25 +0100

My family members are Evangelicals of the Pentecostal variety. I was raised in that faith, but being Orthodox for almost 10 years has distanced me quite a bit from the world of megachurches and televangelists. Still, visiting home frequently means coming face-to-face with it, as my retired dad usually watches several hours of televangelism a day. He's good about keeping the TV off [...]

Learning Liturgy in a Frat House

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:43:26 +0100

We got herded into the room blindfolded. We knew that we had gone down some steps into a basement and that it was cool. Other than that, we weren't sure where we were or what was happening.

We heard chanting. Suddenly, the blindfolds were removed, and robes were hurriedly put on us. As we stood there blinking, we found ourselves in a candlelit room w [...]

Di�s 8th Blog: Eleos, Emancipation from Local Emergency Outpatient Services

dtzouras@mac.com — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:37:38 +0100

Written by Dianne Tzouras June 19, 2008 Welcome to my blog.

Semper paratus. Always be prepared.

After liturgy and fellowship on the last Sunday in March, I stopped at a red light in the left lane and then, when the light turned green, I crashed into the car in front of me.

Di Tzour [...]

"If You Love Me"

giatas@netsync.net — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:09:40 +0100

The Lord Jesus Christ entreats,

�If you love me, keep my commandments.� John 14:15

And, �He that hath

my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.� John 14:21

The two main Greek words for �keep� in the New Testament both mean more than just to obey, al [...]

Dying Without Ritual

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:43:02 +0100

My ninety-one-year-old grandmother was in horrible pain. As she lay in the hospital bed, dehydrated and unable to even take her own medicines, she repeatedly cried out to God, "Lord, help me!"

My father and I sat at her bedside watching her struggle. "She's praying for healing," I said to my father, "I don't think God is going to answer that prayer. I think he's already rendered His judgment on this, and she's praying the wrong prayer."

A short time later, she suddenly switche [...]

Sowing Seeds: Short Term Missions with OCMC

sfdanckaert@gmail.com — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:14:59 +0100

One fall evening in 1954, a car sped through dusky Pennsylvania twilight. Headlights off, it careened recklessly towards a blind intersection in a cornfield. In a sickening split second, it smashed broadside into another car.

There were three people in that second car. When the d [...]

Quick Guide to Launching Your Orthodox Ministry Online

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:35:05 +0100

I got to do something really nice last week. As an Orthodox Christian and Web professional, I'm always thrilled whenever I get to help out new ministries get started. That is why being able to help the online presence of a new ministry dedicated to helping our missionary families was such an honor.

A little background first. Two of the ladies from St. Stephen in Longwood were inspired by Father David Rucker at the OCMC to found a new ministry. Dubbed, "Mission Re-Charge," the goal of th [...]

Wicca and the Orthodox Opportunity

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:09:34 +0100

The Rise of Wicca!

The headline blared from a conservative Website. Supposedly, Wicca and like-minded Paganism is growing in the United States.

The journalists look at this process and see a way to write sensational headlines that grab the readers' attention. Many conservative leaders look at this and immediately start denouncing the sorry state of affairs, while asking for our donations to help rectify it immediately. Theologians of all stripes launch into attacks on the foundations [...]

Explaining Orthodoxy

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:52:20 +0100

Back in September 2007, a poster on the Website Orthodox Circle wrote an impassioned plea. He and his wife are adult converts to Orthodoxy. They have visited our church in the past, but are now attending a mission closer to their home. The gentleman wanted to know, in regards to growing the Orthodox Church, �How can we inform the masses about our church, so that it doesn't seem so strange to the protestants?�

That is a common question, even from converts who themselves have embraced the [...]

Is My Turkey Orthodox?

webmaster@orthodoxbiz.com — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:58:20 +0100

A few years back I was attending a Greek Orthodox parish. At coffee hour one Sunday, I asked a recently Chrismated couple how their Thanksgiving had been the week before.

"It was good," the husband said, "But it was hard eating vegetarian when my family was having turkey."

I laughed, because I'd just spent Thanksgiving at the home of an Orthodox priest with a big, fat turkey in the deep fryer.

They asked me why I was laughing, so I explained to them that Orthodox Christi [...]