Orthodox Marriage & Its Misunderstanding- By: Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev

Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog? You Sure?

This is a blog about my journey from Protestantism to the Eastern Orthodox Church, and reflections of have as an Orthodox Christian. Not very original, but I am hoping to sort out some of what I have learned and share my journey with others. I hope this will help explain some things for my friends and family. I also hope this may help someone who is not yet my friend, that I have not yet met.
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.