| The Ancient Way - Eastern Orthodox The forum for Eastern Orthodox churches (such as Greek, Russian, Antiochian, etc). |
 | | 
21st June 2004, 10:46 PM
| | Member
   
 | | Join Date: 30th May 2004 Location: Bucks County, PA.
Posts: 81
Blessings: 90,549 My Mood 
Reps: 824 (power: 0) | | | *waves sheepishly* UMMM... Newbie here to TAW Guys...
I have been kind of lurking here for a few weeks and thought I would finally intro myself to my fellow Orthodox brothers and sisters on TAW. I just did a general intro on the general site on the Christian Forum site but expect to spend most of my time here so want to do a more specific intro here. I have been reading the posts and like the discussions I see. It must be the Byzantine in me! I love a good theological discussion (without the rioting mind you).
Quick Bio:
-Family is descended from English mill workers from Sheffield England that settled along the Delaware River and Scottish settlers from Edinburgh that settled in the Mts of N. Carolina then moved north.
-Parents divorced when I was 12, then I was sent away to live with paternal GPs.
-They were Episcopalian, then methodist, then independent Baptist.
-Baptized by immersion at 15.
-Graduated from a VERY Jerry Falwellian High School.
-Rebelled after that and spent the next 15 years with "wine, women, and song" so to speak.
-Through the grace of God and my love of the Roman Empire I actually found the One, True, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church!
-After visiting some Orthodox services and further study Chrismated last 06.Sept.2003 as "James" (after the Brother of Our Lord) and Welcomed into the OCA by Fr. Daniel Geeza of St. Stephen's Orthodox Catholic Cathedral, Phila, PA.
-my pic is the iconstasis at St. Stephen's from this past Palm Sunday when Mp. Herman visited.
-Acolyte
-I work in a Pediatric/Adolescent Behavioural Unit.
I hope this wasn't too long. Thanks. |
21st June 2004, 10:52 PM
|  | Orthodoxy: Old School, Hard Core Christianity
39  
| | Join Date: 23rd June 2003 Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 5,868
Blessings: 126,903
Reps: 20,477 (power: 34) | | 
Welcome to TAW. Have some blessings.
__________________
Christ is risen from the dead! Trampling down death by death! And on those in the tombs bestowing life!
|
21st June 2004, 10:57 PM
|  | Lady Godiva Freedom Rider
 
| | Join Date: 17th August 2003 Location: USA
Posts: 13,131
Blessings: 211,030 My Mood 
Reps: 9,279,833,090,678,696 (power: 9,279,833,090,700) | | Welcome to TAW, James! 
__________________
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IS THE FAITH
WHICH ESTABLISHED THE UNIVERSE. |
21st June 2004, 11:02 PM
|  | Abe Frohmann
38  
| | Join Date: 22nd February 2004 Location: Six-burgh, Pa
Posts: 34,172
Blessings: 5,522
Reps: 1,008,025,187,147,289,600 (power: 1,008,025,187,147,331) | | | Welcome to TAW, James! Feel free to join in the discussion.
__________________ Bless the Lord, all of you works of the Lord! Praise and exult him above all forever! A change that even with regret can not be undone...
Pink Floyd, A Great Day for Freedom The One True Old Posters of the Genuine Ancient Way in Exile From Christian Forums Resistance in Communion with Baklavas Synod in Exile Abroad...anathema upon anyone who says the pastry is too sweet! |
21st June 2004, 11:14 PM
| | Member
| | Join Date: 30th May 2004 Location: Bucks County, PA.
Posts: 81
Blessings: 90,549 My Mood
Reps: 824 (power: 0) | | | Thanks Guys (and Gals). |
22nd June 2004, 02:06 AM
| | Gone.
| | Join Date: 24th June 2003
Posts: 10,542
Blessings: 1,289,636 My Mood 
Reps: 215,710,152,333,042,880 (power: 215,710,152,333,061) | | Welcome! |
22nd June 2004, 02:54 AM
| | Legend
 
| | Join Date: 1st January 2004
Posts: 15,218
Blessings: 91,925
Reps: 110,961 (power: 134) | | | Welcome. |
22nd June 2004, 04:40 AM
|  | Love is patient; love is kind; love does no evil
 
| | Join Date: 26th June 2003
Posts: 52,821
Blessings: 55,005,785 My Mood 
Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,854,836) | | | Welcome to TAW.
__________________ Virgin Theotokos, rejoice!
O Mary, Full of Grace;
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
For thou hast borne the Savior of our souls.
+ + + + +
Glory to Jesus Christ!
Glory Forever!
O Giver of Life, Glory to Thee!
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
22nd June 2004, 04:48 AM
|  | Kosovo belongs to Serbia!
35 
| | Join Date: 18th March 2004 Location: São Paulo - SP - Brazil
Posts: 1,137
Blessings: 90,440
Reps: 5,138 (power: 14) | | Hello, James.
Welcome to TAW!
__________________
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
22nd June 2004, 06:22 AM
|  | Senior Veteran
45
| | Join Date: 29th January 2004 Location: London
Posts: 3,069
Blessings: 96,183
Reps: 37,577,186 (power: 37,589) | | Welcome  .
__________________
The wretched person fails to realise that these are torments in disguise. They do not see that they are held captive by their gold, that they are the slave rather than the master of their wealth.... - St Cyprian of Carthage
It is of no avail to hold right doctrine but neglect life; nor does it contribute to our salvation to gain virtue but neglect true doctrine. - St John Chrystostom | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
| | |
