Wednesday, May 07, 2008

By BEE STAFF REPORTS
The St. James Antiochian Orthodox Church is sponsoring a five-part Christian speaker series -- "Thirsting for God" -- April 1 through May 7 at the State Theatre in Modesto.

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The first speaker will be author Frederica Mathewes-Green who will speak on "A Journey of Faith," about her years dabbling in Eastern religions before converting to Chrisianity.

Mathewes-Green's work has appeared in the Washington Post, Christianity Today, Smithsonian, the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal. She is a columnist for the web magazine Beliefnet.com. She also writes movie reviews for National Review Online and Christianity Today Movies. She has published eight books, including "Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy" (Harper

Collins, 1997) and "The Illumined Heart: The Ancient Christian Path of Transformation" (Paraclete, 2001).

She is married to Father Gregory Mathewes-Green, founding pastor of Holy Cross Orthodox Church near Baltimore.

The other speakers and dates are:

Father Mel Webber, "Transformation of the Soul", April 8.

Hegumen Jonah Paffhausen, "Living The Authentic Christian Life", April 15.

Matthew Gallatin, "Thirsting for God in a Land of Shallow Wells", April 30.

Pastor Jon Braun, "Finding the New Testament Church", May 7.

All programs are at 7 p.m. at the State Theatre, 1307 J St., Modesto. Tickets are $10 each evening, $25 for the series, with children admitted free.

For further information call 484-7816 or go to www.saintjamesmodesto.org.