I just started downloading the Generation Orthodox podcasts, and this was actually the first full episode that I listened to. I am a convert to Orthodoxy from Evangelical Protestantism (a pastor’s daughter, in fact). I am the only Christian in my undergrad classes, the only Orthodox Christian among my entirely Protestant friends and family, and the only person my age in our parish. I thank God for guiding me to Orthodoxy, but get frustrated because I didn’t sign up for the whole isolation thing.

All that to say, listening to these podcasts has been amazingly refreshing, because I finally hear stories that I can relate to and I feel somewhat less…anomalous.

And the swag? Very cool.

Texas is a little more than cowboy boots and ranches. Ever been to Houston?