Troy Polamalu, football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and his wife Theodora, converted to Orthodoxy about five years ago. His background was Catholic and Protestant, hers Muslim and Protestant. They were Christians in search of a deeper, more consistent experience of God.
“Orthodoxy is like an abyss of beauty that’s just endless,” he says. “I have read the Bible many times. But after fasting, and being baptized Orthodox, it’s like reading a whole new Bible. You see the depth behind the words so much more clearly.”
“Before we were Orthodox we were able to separate our spiritual lives and our daily lives. Now that we’re Orthodox, because of the prayer life that is required … and the fasting, it consumes your life. It’s the number one thing in your life.”
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