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First Visit to an Orthodox Church (conclusion): Religionless Christianity vs Religionfull Christianity

July 3, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen 8 Comments

First Visit to an Orthodox Church (conclusion): Religionless Christianity vs Religionfull Christianity

Today I’m wrapping up my series on “How to Have a Good First Visit to an Orthodox Church.” Six posts, not counting this one. (Click here to start at the beginning.) If you are a Protestant that probably sounds a bit like overkill. You know newbies don’t need much help when they visit your church. […]

Filed Under: Community, Faith, Worship Tagged With: Bonhoeffer, Orthodoxy, religionless Christianity

First Visit to an Orthodox Church: Domes vs. Steeples

April 17, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

First Visit to an Orthodox Church: Domes vs. Steeples

If you’re a regular here on my blog you’ve seen me writing on a variety of topics relating to Orthodox Christianity. I don’t mean “little ‘o’ orthodox” — like any Christianity with good theology. We’re talking “big ‘O’ Orthodox” — Eastern Christianity, the part that was divided from the West back in 1054 and is […]

Filed Under: Community, Theology, Worship Tagged With: Domes vs. Spires, Orthodoxy, Visiting an Orthodox church

The Cross of Christ — Protestant and Orthodox

September 14, 2016 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

The Cross of Christ — Protestant and Orthodox

Protestantism is all about the Cross. In my Protestant world, everyone seems to focus on the Cross all the time. It is all about the Cross, especially in the Evangelical segments. After all, the Cross of Christ is arguably the crucial event in the history of salvation. (There are other events that could also make […]

Filed Under: Church Year, Theology Tagged With: Cross of Christ, Elevation of the Holy and Life-giving Cross, Orthodoxy, Protestantism

Singing God’s Praise–The Old Fashioned Way

November 28, 2014 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Singing God’s Praise–The Old Fashioned Way

All my adult life I have been a Presbyterian. As often as possible during that same adult life I have worshipped among the Orthodox. It has not been that often in the sheer number of occasions–some glorious opportunities to hear the Liturgy St. Vladimir’s Seminary when I was in seminary and graduate school; a smaller number of visits […]

Filed Under: Music, Theology Tagged With: Church Music, Hymnody, Orthodoxy, resurrection, Vespers

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