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Ever so slowly falling in love with Syriac Orthodox Christianity and her people
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Just in Time for Communion (opens the original)
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I like telling people the following story about the church I used to attend in my German hometown when I was still an evangelical: Freie Evangelische Gemeinde Gießen. I am the worst possible German because I am notoriously ever-so-slightly late (Germans are known to be über-punctual). In this church, the Sunday worship service begins promptly at 10 am. If you are even one minute late, you are standing with a few ushers outside the closed doors. Once the first prayers have been offered, they will
If I Could Turn Back Time (opens the original)
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I saw this image just now on Instagram. And it made me remember my regret.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1274" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jj09!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.a
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (opens the original)
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One of my still very much loved hymns in Protestantism was penned in 1707 by Isaac Watts. It is called “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” You can listen to it here:The lyrics state:1 When I survey the wondrous crosson which the Prince of glory died,my richest gain I count but loss,and pour contempt on all my pride.2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boastsave in the death of Christ, my God!All the vain things that charm me most,I sacrifice them through his blood.3 S
The Art of Navigating an Ethnic Church (opens the original)
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I was received into the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch on January 8, 2023.I am a convert to Orthodoxy. I was an evangelical since I was 16 years old. Since I have written about this many times before, I won’t repeat my story - you can look in the Substack archive of Abun d’Bashmayo (Our Father Who Art in Heaven) for some of my earliest posts.To be honest, I have pushed out writing this for some weeks now, but the topic of being an ethnic outsider has been smoldering under my hood for a while.
I make my confession to God. the Father Almighty, and to His beloved Son, Jesus Chist, and to the Holy Spirit (opens the original)
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Part of preparing for partaking of the Eucharist in the Syriac Orthodox Church is corporately speaking the prayer of confession.1 The Eucharist is the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, and is also called communion. Without this prayer, one should not approach the priest who is holding the paten with the holy gifts. Here are two lines from this prayer2:I have sinned through all my senses, both inwardly and outwardly, in word, in deed and in t
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