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Journeys to Orthodoxy

Journeys to Orthodoxy is a Orthodox Christian podcast series featuring converts to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Each episode, host Jacob Lee interviews a new member of the Orthodox Christian Church and asks them how they became an Orthodox Christian.

A Man Named Zacchaeus

Before Lent, we observed Zacchaeus Sunday. We hear a personal narrative of faith from another man who would take the name Zacchaeus when he converted to Orthodoxy on Journey to Orthodoxy.

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Discovering Orthodoxy Through Music

Continuing our theme of “Personal Narratives of Faith,” we hear the story of Shawn Wallace, Associate Professor of Music and faculty advisor of the Orthodox Christian Fellowship at Ohio State University. He began in the Pentecostal tradition, where he employed his talents as a musician. Hear the story of how he discovered the Orthodox Church.

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Finding a Home in Orthodoxy

JOT sspeckExploring the Monthly Theme of Personal Narratives of Faith, we hear the story of Garett Walker as he journeys through several churches before finding a home in Orthodoxy on Journey to Orthodoxy.

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True Faith

Continuing our theme of New Beginnings, we follow the story of how David Schneider discovered the True Faith on Journeys to Orthodoxy.

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From Baptist to Orthodox

On Journeys to Orthodoxy, Jeff Burke tells the story of his new beginning, finding Orthodoxy after growing up in a Baptist background.

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True Faith

On Journeys to Orthodoxy, we hear the story of Ron Moore, who found the True Faith and has shared it with the World.

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To Orthodoxy through Bargain Books

On Journeys to Orthodoxy, we hear the story of Glen Chancy, who found Orthodoxy in among a pile of Bargain Books. But God had moved long before that moment to prepare him and his wife for this chance encounter.

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Christa Belyaev – From Russia with Love

On Journey to Orthodoxy, Christa Belyaev fell in love with Russia at an early age.  When she finished college she was determined to pursue her dream of living there. As a girl with a strong Evangelical background she sought out a local community of Protestants in Moscow where she eventually became a missionary. When divisive leaders began to arise in her Church, Christa was forced to question what the true Church ought to look like. She found more than she expected in Russia.

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Interviewing Lead singer of “The Humdrum Rebellion”

On Journey to Orthodoxy, Jordan Parro speaks with Garrett Olson, the lead singer of the band "The Humdrum Rebellion" based in Orange County California. Garret is the son of a Presbyterian pastor. After being challenged by the theology of the Church Fathers as a college student, he discovered the Orthodox Church and the healing found therein with help from some persistent friends and the Theotokos." Plus, we are pleased to announce that the Readings and Remembrances daily podcast is back! Tune in each day to hear the scriptural readings and lives of the Saints celebrated on that day.

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Interview with Fr. Conan, Part 2

On Journeys to Orthodoxy: Part two of Jordan Parro conversation with Fr. Conan, a priest in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese who currently serving at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Albuquerque New Mexico. In this episode of JTO, you can hear how Fr. Conan journeyed from the Church of Christ in west Texas to the Orthodox Church, an ultimately to his calling to the priesthood.

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Interview with Fr. Conan

On Journeys to Orthodoxy: Jordan Parro speaks with Fr. Conan, a priest in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, currently serving at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Albuquerque New Mexico. In this episode of JTO, you can hear how Fr. Conan journeyed from the Church of Christ in West Texas to the Orthodox Church, and ultimately to his calling to the priesthood.

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