These two videos are lectures given by Fr A. James Bernstein at St Elijah Orthodox Church. Fr James’ book Surprised By Christ was a big part of my journey to the Orthodox Church. These lectures are an excellent resource as well (and cheaper). I found them very moving and informative. They covered material he had not put in the book. Enjoy and discuss…
The general theme I title a post after, is Lord of the Rings, and how my topic relates to it. Usually it's a stretch, but most Tolkien themes seem to be non-canonically Orthodox. (I mean that tongue-in-cheek, of course.) Anyhow, I hope you enjoy it.
That header picture is the Bixby Bridge south of Carmel, CA on HWY 1 (Pacific Coast Hwy). I think it captures the theme of a journey, the bridge being my starting point towards Orthodoxy. I actually used to work in that area as a fireman. At the end of last year I was on that cliff, putting a deceased motorcyclist into a bag to be lifted out by helicopter. I was in my transition into Orthodoxy, and prayed for his soul. It was the first time I prayed for the departed.
I found this picture on the National Geographic website.
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Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog... Now He's Eastern Orthodox? 
Thank you so much for taking free time to post “Fr James Berstein Jeremiah Was
A Bullfrog Now He’s Eastern Orthodox?”. Thanks yet again ,Mittie