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Endings and Beginnings




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Tending the Garden of Our Hearts

Bobby Maddex interviews—live!—Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger about their new AFP book Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families.




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East Meets East - The Indian Orthodox

Dr. Rossi interviews a young seminarian at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary about the Indian Orthodox Church. We also hear some examples of Indian Orthodox chant.




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St. Blandina

Today, Dr. Rossi looks at the life and martyrdom of St. Blandina from the 2nd Century.




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GPS - Finding Our Way

Dr. Rossi uses the analogy of his GPS to bring home a point about how the Lord guides our way.




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Finding Comfort in Time of Sorrow

There are no words to express the depth of our sorrow when we think of the tragedy in Newtown Connecticut. Fr. Tom Soroka provides a Christian perspective on sorrow as he reminds us of our utter dependance on God.




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India

Fr. Philip LeMasters, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Religion at McMurry University, reflects on a recent trip to India and the many different faith communities and configurations that he encountered there.




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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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Defending the Synodikon

Fr. Lawrence Farley addresses the unpopularity of the concept of Church dogma.




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“God Is There, Where the Understanding Does Not Reach”

In this episode, Fr. Matthew returns to the Life of Moses by St Gregory of Nyssa, and examines a key passage in which the Saint compares the ascent of spiritual life to Moses's ascent of Mt. Sinai. What does it mean to ascend into "darkness," to converse with God "where the understanding does not reach"? And how does Moses's example reveal the way in which all the Fathers and Saints draw the whole Christian family into deeper communion with God?




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“God Is There, Where the Understanding Does Not Reach”

In this episode, Archimandrite Irenei returns to the Life of Moses by St Gregory of Nyssa, and examines a key passage in which the Saint compares the ascent of spiritual life to Moses’s ascent of Mt. Sinai. What does it mean to ascend into "darkness," to converse with God "where the understanding does not reach"? And how does Moses’s example reveal the way in which all the Fathers and Saints draw the whole Christian family into deeper communion with God?




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Understanding the Other: Part One

HCHC President Fr. Nicholas Triantifilou is known to encourage Orthodox Christians to begin the day with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other. This symposium honors his 15 years of service to the school and retirement this year by addressing current conflicts and crises around the world from an Orthodox scholarly perspective. Speakers: Dr. Thomas Crea - Associate Professor and Chair of the Global Practice Concentration at the School of Social Work at Boston College. Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou - Visiting Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution at the Fletcher School (Tufts University). Dr. Marian Simion - Postdoctoral Fellow and Field Education Supervisor at Harvard Divinity School and Administrator of the Religious Studies program at Hellenic College.




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Understanding the Other: Part Two

HCHC President Fr. Nicholas Triantifilou is known to encourage Orthodox Christians to begin the day with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other. This symposium honors his 15 years of service to the school and retirement this year by addressing current conflicts and crises around the world from an Orthodox scholarly perspective.




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Understanding the Other: Part Three

HCHC President Fr. Nicholas Triantifilou is known to encourage Orthodox Christians to begin the day with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other. This symposium honors his 15 years of service to the school and retirement this year by addressing current conflicts and crises around the world from an Orthodox scholarly perspective.




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Understanding the Other: Part Four

HCHC President Fr. Nicholas Triantifilou is known to encourage Orthodox Christians to begin the day with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other. This symposium honors his 15 years of service to the school and retirement this year by addressing current conflicts and crises around the world from an Orthodox scholarly perspective.




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Understanding the Other: Part Five

HCHC President Fr. Nicholas Triantifilou is known to encourage Orthodox Christians to begin the day with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other. This symposium honors his 15 years of service to the school and retirement this year by addressing current conflicts and crises around the world from an Orthodox scholarly perspective.




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The Story of St. John the Forerunner in Indianapolis

When the Evangelical Orthodox Church came into canonical Orthodoxy 20 years ago, not all parishes were ready. This is the story of one such parish coming along much later in their history. Find out why and what they are up to now.




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Finding Silence in a Noisy World

Archimandrite Meletios Webber, Abbot of the Monastery of St. John of San Francisco, participates in the Anne and Theodore Phillips Paschal Lecture Series at St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago. The title of his talk is "Finding Silence in a Noisy World: The Role of the Monastery in modern day Orthodoxy in America."




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Beauty and the Destruction of the Individual

Dr. John Mark Reynolds speaks at the Acton Institute on "Beauty and the Destruction of the Individual." Dr. Reynolds is the President of The Saint Constantine School, a K-college classical Orthodox school in Houston. He is also a Senior Fellow of Humanities at The King’s College in New York City, and a Fellow of the Center For Science and Culture at The Discovery Institute.




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Finding Love, Family, and God

Bobby Maddex interviews Lea Povozhaev, the author of the memoir titled Finding Love, Family, and God: Living the Orthodox Christian Tradition, now in its second edition. Click here to find the book on Goodreads, and please feel free to contact Lea at dpovo AT sbcglobal.net.




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Two Indispensable Channels of the Truth

Part of our communion with God is our connection to the saints; chief among them after the Theotokos are Peter and Paul.




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How Should We Describe the Human Condition?

The Cross of Christ addresses the human condition. On the Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross Fr. Pat examines three traits of the human condition.




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A Christian Ending

Guest: Deacon J. Mark Barna, author of A Christian Ending: A Handbook For Burial in the Ancient Christian Tradition, speaks about dying, death, the movement toward natural burial, and dealing with grief from the perspective of the ancient Orthodox Christian tradition.




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We Wish You an Ascetic Christmas! Understanding the Ascetic Struggle in Orthodoxy

For most people in our society the Christmas season is a time of celebration, with holiday parties, and unleashed consumerism. For Orthodox Christians however the Advent Season is a time of fasting, prayer and ascetic struggle. Why? In this edition of Ancient Faith Today, host Kevin Allen discusses with Father Gregory Jensen, author of the book The Cure for Consumerism, the reason for the ascetic struggle for Orthodox Christians.




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Fending off Wolves




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Entering into the Holy of Holies and standing before the Mercy Seat

The Mercy Seat, which is Christ Jesus. Hebrews 9: 1 - 7, Matthew 8: 5 - 13




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Ending Destruction

Revealed in him. Galatians 1: 11- 19, Luke 8: 26 - 39 (There's often a mistranslation in Galatians 1: 16. It often says God the Father revealed His Son "to" St. Paul, but it really says "in" St Paul.)




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Tending the Garden of Our Hearts Review

Sorry I'm a day or two late, but it's not too late to benefit from this AMAZING Lenten resource! Find out how this book/audio book/ebook can be a helpful companion on your family's Lenten journey!




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Finding Fruit in a Wild Garden

Is there hope for us if we have weeds in the garden of our souls? Well . . . there are weeds in every garden, but when we open our hearts to Christ we begin to see fruit and flowers he cultivates in the wildness of our souls.




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Scaling Your Business Requires Understanding Your Unit Economics

In the world of business, understanding unit economics is crucial for achieving scalability, profitability, and maintaining overall business health. It provides valuable insights into the financial performance of a company, allowing entrepreneurs and managers to make informed decisions about resource allocation, pricing, and profitability. I spend a decent amount of time talking about this in ... Read more

The post Scaling Your Business Requires Understanding Your Unit Economics appeared first on Chris Lema.




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Test rugby must get on the road – World Rugby candidate Robinson

Major Test nations need to play more matches overseas to help the game bring in more fans and money says World Rugby chair candidate Brett Robinson.




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Defining a "successful" landing page

This one is simple. The metric that matters when defining a "successful" landing page is profitability. You need to make more than you spend to bring the traffic. If you're spending X to get traffic, and you're profiting X-plus-anything after...




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A few landing page principles

Don't over-complicate things, a successful landing page is simple and focused. When visitors land on your page, they have a few questions in mind, and your landing page should answer them. Does it offer what I need? What does it...




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Good landing page principles are good UX principles

If you haven't seen the new Think Vitamin Membership offering from Carsonified, and you're a web developer of any kind, it's worth checking out. Below I've embedded one of their free videos (most are behind a pay wall) that does...




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Landing Page Case Study - Invoice Bubble

Rounding out my landing page coverage, I'd like to share some insights from a page in the wild that does a nice job incorporating the principles we've been discussing here. Stu Green, the creator, was kind enough to answer a...




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'How Hatton's win may be key to ending golf's paralysis'

Tyrrell Hatton's victory at last week's Dunhill Links Championship provides pause for thought about how Europe’s leading tour might approach an uncertain future, writes Iain Carter.




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Young claims second tour title with Indian Open win

England's Liz Young wins the Women's Indian Open by one shot to claim her second Ladies European Tour title.




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'Outstanding skill' - French scores excellent try in Wigan win

Bevan French scores a brilliant solo try for Wigan in their 38-0 win over Leigh in the Super League play-off semi-final.




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Defending champion Allen defeats Jones to progress

Defending champion Mark Allen advances to the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions tournament by beating Jak Jones 6-4 in the Group One final.




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Holding on to hope during India’s Covid disaster

The BBC's Nikita Mandhani reflects on her personal experience of the second wave in India.




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Sir Chris Hoy: Finding Hope

Sir Chris Hoy shares how he wants to bring hope to others with stage four cancer.




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Island 'very proud' of Cavendish's achievements

The Manx missile ended his record-breaking career with a victory in Singapore on Sunday.




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Call for candidates for the Legislative Council

Nominations open for four seats in the revising chamber of the Isle of Man's parliament.




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'Now we are candidates' - classy Liverpool take early title control

Liverpool have taken early control of the Premier League title race, but Alexis Mac Allister says he didn't think they would be contenders at the start of the season.




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Live music venue in line for £585k funding boost

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority could invest £585,000 in the Salt & Tar venue in Bootle.




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MP calls for funding to replace 'shoddy' school

Lessons have been held in temporary classrooms since it partially closed due to faulty construction.




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Hospice to cut 21 jobs amid funding gap

John, whose wife Wendy is being cared for at the hospice, said it deserved more government funding.




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Crash inquest findings

A crash that killed four Shrewsbury boys could have been avoided, an inquest has heard.




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Council defends spending £250k on PR jobs

Cotswold District Council says the new roles were to make sure residents were aware of the "vital services" it provided.




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Defending champion Humphries loses Grand Slam opener

Reigning champion Luke Humphries is beaten by Austrian Rowby-John Rodriguez on the opening day of the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton.