Very nice.

Simply Beautiful!

Very informative and true book on Orthodoxy.

I had a copy and needed to give one to a long time friend. - Pedja

As an Antiochian parish priest, this book is on my top 10 list of getting what I wanted in life.

Got a lot of nice comments on these cards.

My son, age 10, really liked it!

The right book at the right time. Explains why the Orthodox have so much trouble relating to non-Orthodox Christians.

It is exactly what is shown in the description.

Kids loved this

iT WASN'T LARGE ENOGH to hold my orthodox study bible.

perfect size for the car. Sturdy.

What a beautifully written an illustrated book of the miraculous works of God through St. Ia. I am so thankful that even our young children have resources available on their level to learn the lives of the saints. Well done Melinda Johnson!

I was very excited when I learned about Dr. Eugenia Constantinou's book, Thinking Orthodox. The audio recording of her reading is excellent and I really appreciated hearing a pronunciation of some of the words. I will say that there is so much good content to ponder, that it didn't take long before I also purchased a paperback copy so that I could refer back to it, as well as underline important parts. Although I grew up as a Protestant, my extended family are Orthodox, so I had some familiarity with the Orthodox thinking, as well as tradition. However, in wanting to deepen my understating of the Faith and strengthen my relationship with Christ, I found this book an invaluable tool. I especially enjoyed Chapters 4 (The Orthodox Phronema) & 5 (Aquiring an Orthodox Phronema) which offer practical advice to acquire and understand the Orthodox Phronema. Without hesitation I would recommend this book to the cradle Orthodox, as well as the converts. It is an edifying read that I am still pondering, and will probably reread quite soon to further garnish more gems.

A complimentary copy of the audiobook was provided in exchange for my honest review.

I was very excited when I learned about Dr. Eugenia Constantinou's book, Thinking Orthodox. The audio recording of her reading is excellent and I really appreciated hearing a pronunciation of some of the words. I will say that there is so much good content to ponder, that it didn't take long before I also purchased a paperback copy so that I could refer back to it, as well as underline important parts. Although I grew up as a Protestant, my extended family are Orthodox, so I had some familiarity with the Orthodox thinking, as well as tradition. However, in wanting to deepen my understating of the Faith and strengthen my relationship with Christ, I found this book an invaluable tool. I especially enjoyed Chapters 4 (The Orthodox Phronema) & 5 (Aquiring an Orthodox Phronema) which offer practical advice to acquire and understand the Orthodox Phronema. Without hesitation I would recommend this book to the cradle Orthodox, as well as the converts. It is an edifying read that I am still pondering, and will probably reread quite soon to further garnish more gems.

I’ve never heard of St Dimitri Klepinin prior to this audiobook so I am beyond happy to have been able to hear about his life. His daughter is both the author and narrator and I can feel her desire to want to be thorough and accurate. You can tell that she took her responsibility to tell her father’s story very seriously. The preface begins by her saying “It is not easy being the daughter of a Priest and Saint” which right away allowed me to understand how heavy this responsibility of making her father’s story known accurately as well as to stay objective was to her. She put so much research and effort into writing St. Dimitiris’ life story and I truly appreciated that. However, that being said, the first half is historically heavy. Not necessarily a negative thing, especially since I learned a lot through her research and historical background to that time but I did lose track at some points. There were times that I had to go back and forth several times because I couldn’t keep track of all the names and what role they played in all of this. Perhaps this being my first audiobook also contributed to my confusion a bit. Again, a lot of important information here and I wouldn’t want this to turn anyone away from wanted to read about St. Dimitri. I believe it is important to read about all different types of Saints and St. Dimitri was not a Monastic but a married Priest and a father and lived a very different life than some of the wider known Saints. I was especially moved with how his life began as a premature baby with a slim to none chance of survival. His mother having him make the sign of the cross to all in the room and then to all their amazement he survived then having that come full circle to the end of his life when he was dying and did the sign of the cross was very touching and inspiring. Thus, after hearing this the title “Dimitiri’s cross” has a whole new multi-purpose meaning and was for sure that absolute perfect choice. The last part of the audiobook were letters he wrote. Hearing his own words, advice, his hope and spiritual comments were my favorite part of the audiobook. His optimism and trust in Gods will is inspiring and a lesson that is relevant even in today’s times.

My customers love it!

Well made and lovely

The were absolutely beautiful!

Beautifully illustrated and well-constructed. My 3 1/2 year-old granddaughter loves it!