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Let The Children Come To Me




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The Hidden Garden

Bobby interviews Jane G. Meyer, the author of the new Conciliar Press children's book The Hidden Garden: A Story of the Heart, illustrated by Masha Lobastov.




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Thirty Steps to Heaven

Bobby once again interviews Fr. Vassilios Papavassiliou, author of the new AFP book Thirty Steps to Heaven: The Ladder of Divine Ascent for All Walks of Life.




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Children of My Heart

Bobby Maddex interviews Ashley Lackovich-Van Gorp, the author of the new AFP book Children of My Heart: Finding Christ Through Adoption.




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A Child's Guide to the Divine Liturgy

Bobby interviews Jane G. Meyer and Megan Gilbert, the creators of the new book A Child’s Guide to the Divine Liturgy, published by Ancient Faith Publishing.




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Come, Let Us Worship

Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Patrick B. O’Grady, the author of the new AFP book Come, Let Us Worship: A Practical Guide to the Divine Liturgy for Orthodox Laity.




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Everything Tells Us About God

Bobby Maddex interviews Katherine Hyde, the Acquisitions Editor of Ancient Faith Publishing, and the author of the new AFP children's book Everything Tells Us About God.




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Led By His Love

Bobby Maddex interviews Dr. Phillip Walker, the brother of Fr. Gordon Walker of Blessed Memory. He is the editor and compiler of the new AFP book Led By His Love: An Evangelical Pastor’s Journey to the Orthodox Faith.




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Beautiful Things

On a new Ex Libris, the podcast of Ancient Faith Publishing, Bobby Maddex interviews Megan Elizabeth Gilbert, the creator of Beautiful Things: An Orthodox Coloring Book for Children.




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The Shield of Psalmic Prayer

Bobby Maddex interviews Benedict Sheehan, Xenia Sheehan, and the poet Sydney Lea about the new AFP book The Shield of Psalmic Prayer by the late Donald Sheehan.




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Thinking Orthodox

Readers Sarah Werner and Catherine Kostyn review Thinking Orthodox: Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Mind by Dr. Jeannie Constantinou.




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Reconciling Faith and the Theories of This Age: Part 1

The 20/40 Young Adult Ministry of St Joseph Church, Houston, hosted Dr. John Mark Reynolds, Provost of Houston Baptist University (and Orthodox Christian) on four Fridays in March.




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Reconciling Faith and the Theories of This Age: Part 2

The 20/40 Young Adult Ministry of St Joseph Church, Houston, hosted Dr. John Mark Reynolds, Provost of Houston Baptist University (and Orthodox Christian) on four Fridays in March.




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Reconciling Faith and the Theories of This Age: Part 3

The 20/40 Young Adult Ministry of St Joseph Church, Houston, hosted Dr. John Mark Reynolds, Provost of Houston Baptist University (and Orthodox Christian) on four Fridays in March.




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Reconciling Faith and the Theories of This Age: Part 4

The 20/40 Young Adult Ministry of St Joseph Church, Houston, hosted Dr. John Mark Reynolds, Provost of Houston Baptist University (and Orthodox Christian) on four Fridays in March.




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Childhood Heroes

Dr. John Mark Reynolds speaks on remembering those heroes that our culture is not really able to elevate visually the same way you would visualize a super hero flying through the sky.




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Black History Month

Dr. John Mark Reynolds talks about the importance of celebrating Black History Month. He also addresses what happens, what goes wrong, when the church is co-opted by *anything,* even good things.




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Orthodoxy: History and Today

Dr. John Mark Reynolds talks about Orthodoxy history and today's global church community.




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The Basis of Christian Ethics: Part 2

Professor David Frost continues his exploration in the field of ethics and tries to find an answer to the question, "How do we discover and apply a Christian standard?"




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The Basis of Christian Ethics: Part 1

Professor David Frost, the Principal of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, speaks about "Christian and other ways of deciding what is right" in this first of two lectures on ethics.




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Enriching Your Marriage

Today Dr. Rossi shares some of the material he uses in marriage enrichment seminars around the country.




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Fr. Ted Pisarchuk - Becoming a Better Parishioner

Dr. Rossi interviews the parish priest at St. Justin Martyr Orthodox Church in Jacksonville about parish life, outreach, and evangelism.




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A Myrrh-Gushing Icon

Dr. Rossi takes us to Taylor, PA, and share his experience with the myrrh-gushing icon at St. George Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church. He interviews a college student and plays a clip of the singing of the faithful gathered there.




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Reaching Our Young Adults

Dr. Rossi talks with Fr. Joseph Purpura, Chairman of the Department of Youth and Parish Ministry for the Antiochian Archdiocese. Learn about how to best communicate with and serve our teens and young people.




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Can Anything Good Come From Nazareth?

Today Dr. Rossi reflects on the town of Nazareth in the New Testament and specifically on the life of Christ in that town.




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Orthodox and Schizophrenic - An Experience of God's Love

Listen to this beautiful interview with Alexis, an Orthodox Christian living with schizophrenia and someone who has a relationship with Christ which is a powerful witness to the love of God.




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Seeing Goodness In Children

Dr. Rossi encourages us to see and call out the goodness in the lives of our children.




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Becoming Childlike

Dr. Rossi reflects upon an interaction that he had with his granddaughter and Jesus' call to become like a little child.




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Dr. Jane Hinshaw

Today Dr. Rossi interviews Dr. Jane (Carnahan) Hinshaw, a Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Health Care System. She is also an Orthodox Christian. They discuss mental health, medicine, and therapies designed to help those struggling.




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Narrative: Interview with Fr. John Shimchick

Dr. Albert Rossi discusses the role of "narrative" in the life of Orthodox Christians with Fr. John Shimchick. Fr. John is the rector of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross (OCA) in Medford, NJ. The video interview by Fr. John with Dr. Rossi that is reference in this podcast can be found here.




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2018 OCAMPR Conference: Interview with Dr. Philip Mamalakis

Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Dr. Philip Mamalakis on the 2018 Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion (OCAMPR) Conference titled "Compliance and Resistance: Discerning the Spirit". This year's conference will be held on November 8-10 at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cultural Center in Somerset, New Jersey.




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Bioethics of Gene Editing: Interview with Dr. Gayle Woloschak

Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Dr. Gayle Woloschak on the topic of bioethics. Dr. Woloschak is a professor of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University in Chicago and an adjunct professor of Religion and Science at Lutheran School of Theology Chicago, and at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, as well as Professor of Bioethics at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, NY.




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Interview with Dr. Grant S. White: Liturgy and the Search for Meaning

Dr. Albert Rossi interviews Dr. Grant S. White, Assistant Professor of Liturgical Theology at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, on the topic of the Liturgy and a person's search for meaning in turbulent times.




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Transparency and Accountability: An Interview with Fr. Nikodhim

Dr. Albert Rossi has a conversation with Fr. Nikodhim, pastor of St. Nicholas Albanian Orthodox Church in Queens, New York, on the topic of transparency and accountability in the development of trust of others in dangerous situations.




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The Value of Little Things

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the life of St. Silouan and the great value of little things.




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Becoming Like Children

Dr. Albert Rossi shares his thoughts on what it means to become like a child in order to inherit the Kingdom of God.




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Don't Believe Everything You Think

Dr. Albert Rossi encourages us to be aware of the ways in which our thoughts are directing the course of our lives, both towards evil and good, and calls us to embrace those thoughts which align our lives with the thoughts of Christ.




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Christ is Everything

Dr. Albert Rossi shares his thoughts on the statement, "Christ is everything, and the cross is a difficult privilege."




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Joy in Small Things

Dr. Albert Rossi shares his understanding of how to discover Christ's joy in both the small and great experiences of our daily lives.




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Christ is Everything

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects upon the phrase, "Christ is Everything."




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Love Changes Everything

Dr. Albert Rossi considers the ways that love impacts our lives, even in death.




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Chicken Soup For Our Souls

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the ways we seek to sooth our souls and bodies.




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If I Don't God Within, I Go Without

Dr. Albert Rossi shares his thoughts on the benefit of living deeply from the heart.




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Prayer Is Not Nothing

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the way in which prayer deepens our love for God.




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Philippians 4 as a Life Guide

Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on St. Paul's words in Philippians, chapter 4.




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Mercy on this Mess

Dr. Rossi visits the ocean and reflects on the mess in his mind.




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You Don't Know Which Way the Wind Blows

Fr. Lawrence Farley reminds us that the resolution to our fearful inability to know and plan for the future lies in trusting Jesus.




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Is Orthodoxy the Same Everywhere?: Understanding Theological Controversy Within the Church

There is variety in Orthodox theology, but there is no plurality in dogma—and that is where the unity of the Orthodox faith lies. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick explains.




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Magical Thinking in the Orthodox Church

Is Orthodoxy really somehow immune to the liberalism and worldiness that afflicts everyone else in North America? Fr. Lawrence Farley argues, "No!"




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Newsweek Scholarship: So Sloppy It's a Sin

Fr. Lawrence Farley, priest at Saint Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Langley, B.C., and the host of Coffee Cup Commentaries, thoroughly dismantles the recent Newsweek article by Kurt Eichenwald titled "The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin."