If you are reading this Blog than you probably know me well enough to know how important my faith is to me. I do my best, and often fail, to keep Christ at the center of my life. I have missed the fellowship of my Church in Indianapolis these past five weeks. I have been doing my best to keep up on the sermons and read my Bible as much as I can.
I am writing about faith because we went to a Monastery today about two hours away. It was a beautiful building and you could feel the history. It is amazing how different the Bulgarian Orthodox church is from what I am use to. Two faiths built upon the same foudation yet so incredibly different. Bulgaria has such a rich tradition and the Church is built into their culture. I respect that fact and acknowledge the lack of history and tradition of the Modern Non-Denominational church. Nevertheless, I feel like something is missing here. Are the people challenged to take their faith to the next level? Do they think about Christ and God in their everyday lives? Have they been challenged by the Word of God?
It is hard because I would love to talk about my faith with Ivan's parents and grandmas. I want to know what they believe. I want to know what they think about Christ. Hopefully some day I will have the opportunity to have some good conversations in Bulgarian.
I respect the Bulgarian Orthodox church, but I do not understand it. I guess I probably can't understand it since I am not Bulgarian.
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