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  • Rachel Mock

    Rachel E. Mock is a writer and a mental health counselor who lives in Florida with her husband. She grew up as a missionary kid in Europe in the 1990s, and she has continued to do international mission and humanitarian work as an adult. Rachel loves to learn and write about people of other cultures. She has worked as a correspondent for The Herald of Gadsden County and has written for several other publications, including Tallahassee Woman and tallahassee.com. She blogs about her thoughts, her cultural experiences, and her spiritual journey at rachelmock.com. Twitter. Facebook. Pinterest.

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    From the East: A Russian Orthodox Priest Explains His Spiritual Views
    How the Orthodox Church is Gaining Influence in Post-Communist Russia
Ministry, Spring 2015

From the East: A Russian Orthodox Priest Explains His Spiritual Views

by Rachel Mock May 19, 2015 0
In countries such as Russia, it’s almost impossible to ignore the Orthodox Church’s influence. While living in Russia with my American missionary parents, I... Read more.
East Explains Orthodox Priest Russian Spiritual Views
Church History, Spring 2014

How the Orthodox Church is Gaining Influence in Post-Communist Russia

by Rachel Mock May 6, 2014 0
  A review essay of John P. Burgess, “In-Churching Russia: Journeying Through the Efforts of Orthodoxy to Return Russia to Faith” First Things (May 2014),... Read more.
Church Gaining Influence Orthodox Postcommunist Russia
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