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Oneness And Creation - Part 1

Matthew continues his examination of oneness, this time showing how we become one with God, participants in the communal life of the Holy Trinity.




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Oneness And The Incarnation - Part 2

Matthew continues his series by showing how the Fall altered the nature of man's existence. We don't die because we sin. We sin because we die.




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Oneness And The Incarnation - Part 3

Matthew explains that, just as every human being fell under the curse of death through Adam, every human has been given immortality in Christ.




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Oneness - Part 1

Matthew explains how self-centered individualism leads to a personal moral code, which is dangerously close to amorality.




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Oneness And The Fall - Part 3

Matthew takes note of the nature of the fall and what was truly lost.




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Oneness And The Spirit - Part 1

The coming of the Holy Spirit into the world, says Matthew, was the dynamic event which makes true oneness with God and with other people possible.




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Oneness And The Spirit - Part 2

Matthew examines what the Holy Spirit brings to those who are open and willing.




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Oneness And The Spirit - Part 3

Matthew continues his series, this time examining the unity of the early Christians and their entry into the Divine Nature of the Trinity.




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Oneness And The Fall - Part 4

Matthew examines the deception of Satan in Eden.




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Oneness And The Fall - Part 2

Continuing his series, Matthew shows how the Western interpretation of Genesis is colored by their concept of God Himself.




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Oneness And The Fall - Part 1

Matthew contrasts the Western and Orthodox views on the disobedience of Adam and Eve in Eden. He begins by revisiting the fall itself.




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Oneness - Part 2

Matthew shows how it is the desire of God that our lives be joined together in the same way that the Father and the Son are united.




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Oneness And Creation - Part 2

Matthew illustrates how the communal nature of God is why Christians can say that God is love.




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Oneness And The Incarnation - Part 1

Matthew begins a new series showing how the Incarnation restores loving oneness between humankind and its Creator.




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Oneness and the Trinity - Part 3

Matthew continues his series by contrasting the Western and Eastern views of the Trinity.




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Oneness and the Spirit - Part 4

In this podcast, Matthew examines two other pillars of Church unity—the breaking of bread and prayers.




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Virtual Righteousness - Part 1

Matthew brings part one of a two-part series on the differences between Eastern and Western views of imputed righteousness.




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Virtual Righteousness - Part 2

Matthew brings part two of a two-part series on the differences between Eastern and Western views of imputed righteousness.




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Imputed Righteousness - 1

By popular demand, Matthew explores further a topic he introduced a few weeks ago.




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Imputed Righteousness - 2

So, is God's righteousness a commodity he bestows on us or is it part of His being and we enter into it?




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Imputed Righteousness - 3

This week Matthew takes a closer look at Abram becoming Abraham and what his faith brought about.




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Imputed Righteousness - 4

Matthew continues his look at Abraham and his faith. What did God impute to him as a result?




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Imputed Righteousness - 5

Are we really righteous as the result of a declaration? Matthew continues his look at Abraham's faith and how that relates to our lives as Christians today.




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Imputed Righteousness - 6

Dancing with God has become a lost art in the west. Listen as Matthew helps us recover this wonderful and living movement with our Creator.




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Imputed Righteousness 7

Matthew is helping us understand the nature of our "dance" with God. Abram, Sarai and Hagar are the focus of today's study.




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Imputed Righteousness 8

What is the nature of faith and how does it relate to the phrase "faith alone?"




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Imputed Righteousness 9

What God really wants from us is a living connection. A joining with our beings. Just believing that doesn't make it happen.




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Imputed Righteousness 10

Faith is the beginning of the journey to salvation but obedience is the path. It is simply our love relationship with God.




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Imputed Righteousness-11

Abraham faces the greatest test of his faith imaginable.




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Imputed Righteousness-12

This is the final episode in the Imputed Righteousness series. If you would like a CD package (4 CD's) of all 13 episodes in this series it is available for $30 when you make your request by emailing us. We will give you the details on how to process your order.




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Anger and Forgiveness

On this pre-recorded edition of Healthy Minds, Healthy Souls, the Louhs discuss the importance of curbing your anger and working to forgive.




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Living Your Best Life - Bill Marianes

Fr. Nicholas and Dr. Roxanne Louh welcome stewardship evangelist Bill Marianes to talk about how to live our best life to the glory of God.




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A Perspective on Serving on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus

Fr. Nick and Pres. Roxanne host a special guest, Dr. D, a physician in Manhattan at one of the hardest hit hospitals dealing with coronavirus.




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Choosing Joy Over Happiness

Join Fr. Nicholas and Dr. Roxanne Louh for a special episode of the Healthy Minds Healthy Souls radio show titled "Choosing Joy Over Happiness." The Louhs share some practical ways to create lasting inner joy in your lives.




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Forgiveness

"The soul can not know peace unless she prays for her enemies. If you will pray for your enemies peace will come to you." St. Silouan the Athonite




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Our Shared Brokenness

Together, we are connected by the forgiveness we all need.




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Power Made Perfect in Weakness

Fr. John notes the differences between problems and crosses to bear.




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The People who Sat in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light

Fr. John examines how the advent season prepares us for the Nativity of Christ.




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The Wilderness

Fr. John Oliver offers a view of the pain of the "wilderness" stage of the Christian life while journeying with God to the Promised Land.




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The Healing Power of Forgiveness

Fr. John Oliver paints a hope-filled picture of the healing power of forgiveness.




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On Hurricanes and Holy Communion

Fr. John Oliver reflects on the recent hurricanes.




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St. Anthony and the Flying Spaghetti Madness - Aarr!

At a 1,500 year "disadvantage" -- Aarr! -- St. Anthony the Great missed out on International Talk Like a Pirate Day. But, Fr. Joseph imagines what the desert dwelling Father might have said to disciples of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.




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I Love Jesus, but I Hate You: Our Witness on the Internet

Not much has changed on the internet since this episode appeared five years ago: endless pics of naughty bits, cyber minefields, perpetual gossip, and . . . Christ. It's "the End" versus "the sun will come out tomorrow." So, whose side are you on?




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Hunger, Social Media Silence, and the Stickiness of the Priestly Profession

In this episode, Fr. Anthony expresses how much he looks forward to having his old friend hunger back around, laments the lack of discernment on social media, and gives the short and long answer to the question of whether it is ever okay for a priest to seek a new assignment.




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Reclaiming Manliness in the Church

In this episode, Fr. Anthony and Fr. Hans Jacobse (American Orthodox Institute) lament a culture that denigrates manliness and talk about how priests (and other manly men) can help boys of all ages tame their passions and become the Christian warriors they were called to be. Note: this conversation includes a frank (but not explicit) discussion about pornography.




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Three Homilies on Kindness (and an Ordination)

This episode includes three homilies on the theology of kindness, given 7/28/2019, 8/11/2019, and 8/4/2019. The first was given the day after Dn. Richard Jendras, Fr. Anthony's replacement at Pokrova in Allentown, was ordained; the second was given the Sunday after the mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso; the third was given on his last Sunday in Pokrova. Enjoy the show!




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A Plea for Pastoral Gentleness

In this episode, Fr. Anthony, drawing on the work of St. John Chrysostom and St. Gregory the Great, uses the example of the calling of the publican Matthew to elucidate Christ's pastoral approach of gentleness and makes the case that he reserved beatings with the metaphorical sin-stick/shepherd's staff for protecting the weak against attacks from the Pharisees. Enjoy the show!




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COVID, Vaccines, Orthodoxy and Discernment in an Age of Deception

Join Fr. Anthony next to his back porch in Hartwell, Georgia, as he talks with scientist, theologian, professor, Associate Dean, and evangelist, Gayle Woloschak, PhD, DMin (Northwestern University) about COVID, vaccines, and discernment. This is a recording of Fr. Anthony's livestream. Enjoy the show!




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Stillness

If we are always busy and noisy, we cannot hear the voice of God.




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More Thoughts on Movies, Holiness, and Brownies

Fr. Michael continues his discussion from last week. "We should not teach our children that anything outside us can defile us.... The defilement is already in our hearts and what we avoid, we avoid because it stirs up the disordered passions of my heart."