This is the story of an en masse conversion to Orthodox Christianity. The author and his Campus Crusade for Christ colleagues found that they had become disillusioned by the parachurch movement they were involved in. They wanted to rediscover the original church – the New Testament Church. Together they began a journey to find this [...]
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Becoming Orthodox: A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith
Posted in books, christianity, orthodox, tagged orthodox on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hopefully heaven isn’t as lame as this book
Posted in books, christianity, religion on June 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A few months ago I picked up 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life at the bargain section of Barnes & Noble. I don’t normally read books in this goofy genre, but I had heard about this book somewhere. At the time I thought that I had heard it mentioned on NPR, [...]
Eloquence where you wouldn’t expect it
Posted in christianity, culture, philosophy, religion, theology on April 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Awhile ago I stumbled upon a GQ article about a guy who travelled to a large Christian rock music festival to see what all the fuss was about. I’ve heard of these festivals before, they’re kind of a Christian version of Woodstock. Hoards of kids converge in a rural location to hang out and listen to music. Sounds [...]