Fr. Lawrence Farley argues that the traditional Christian Church should not heed impassioned demands that it shut up and say nothing when its central teachings are trampled, denied, and distorted.

Hear from Iraqi refugees living today in Damascus, Syria. In this report produced by Ancient Faith Radio and filed by IOCC Director of Communications Amal Morcos, learn how IOCC is reaching out to them with school tuition, vocational training, and emergency supplies.

John Maddex talks with Daria Petrykowski of the Department of Christian Education at the Orthodox Church in America about an important parish ministries conference the end of June. The dates are June 27-30 and speakers include Metropolitan Jonah, Fr. John Behr, David Drillock, Bishop Melchizedek and many others. For more information, click HERE.

Archpriest Gregory Hallam who publishes his sermons here on the Voice from the Isles podcast also hosts on the UK Antiochian Deanery website a three-year diploma in Orthodox theology. The course has the bishop’s blessing, and a distance learning option is available. Fr. Gregory offers this taster podcast from the third year, Lecture 61. If you are interested in this course please visit this web page for details:- http://www.antiochian-orthodox.co.uk/e-quip.htm

Angela Hays, the woman behind the new second edition of Taste and See: An American Orthodox Cookbook, needs your recipes. Bobby Maddex talks to her about this and more on a new Ancient Faith Presents.

Dr. Frank Papatheofanis talks with John Maddex about the newly announced endowed chair established at St. Katherine College in honor of Fr. Peter Gillquist who fell asleep in the Lord on July 1, 2012.

Bobby Maddex interviews Gerasimos Kambites, the author of Tears on the Equator, the incredible true story of an interracial Orthodox couple's failed attempt to enact faith, progress, unity, love, and sustainable development in Uganda. That they would fail was inevitable, but that they would survive in a real and mystical way is the story's hidden treasure.

John Maddex visits the home of Fr. Peter and Kh. Marilyn Gillquist to talk about the recent announcement by His Eminence Metropolitan Philip of Fr. Peter's retirement as Chairman of the Department of Missions and Evangelism for the Antiochian Archdiocese. Joining them is their son, Fr. Peter Jon Gillquist.

Alexei Krindatch, the Research Coordinator for the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, discusses his new report on the various backgrounds of our Orthodox bishops.

Bobby Maddex interviews Alexei Krindatch, the Research Coordinator of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, about a new report titled "Fast Questions and Fast Answers About the Geography of Orthodoxy in America."

Bobby Maddex once again interviews Alexei Krindatch, the Research Coordinator of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, about the new Assembly study, Fast Questions and Fast Answers About American Orthodox Monasteries.

On February 6, 2023 at 4:17am local time, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and part of Syria, killing over 22,000 men, women, and children. At this time of great need, a fund has been established where 100% of your donation goes directly to people in need. This fund was established by the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. John Maddex speaks with Vicar General the Very Rev. Thomas Zain. Donate at Antiochian.org.

Bobby Maddex, the director of Digital Media for Ancient Faith Ministries speaks with Monique Neal the head mentor of the Cerci Institute and its new Greek language apprenticeship. If you would like to contact Monique you may @ Monique.c.neal@gmail.com. To check out Cerci Institute go to ccinstitute.org

In this special documentary, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick goes on pilgrimage to encounter Fr. Nicola Yanney, an early 20th century Orthodox missionary in America and the first priest ordained by St. Raphael of Brooklyn, whose missionary territory included most of the Great Plains. Join Fr. Andrew as he explores the life of this holy man through interviews, research and prayer in Kearney, Nebraska, asking the question: Is Fr. Nicola a saint? Included with this documentary are 9 bonus tracks of extra interviews and other material that was not included in the main documentary.

Fr. Pat discusses the three things we ask for in the prayer before the Gospel in Matins that mirror the three gifts of the Holy Spirit as expressed by the Prophet Isaiah.

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you?

St. Paul says, "It is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ" (2 Corinthians 1:21). In a certain sense, every verse in the Bible is telling us to stand firm. In this homily Fr. Pat encourages us to do just that.

In the Bible, the designation “saint” is not restricted to those who are already in Glory. Rather, it designates all those who are in Christ, no matter how much their lives may need improvement. On the Feast of All Saints, Fr. Pat delves into this topic for our edification.

Based on the Parable of the Great Banquet in Luke 14, Fr. Pat reflects upon the freedom presupposed in the invitation, the nature of the banquet itself, and the messengers of the banquet.

The theory of the perenial philosophy says that there’s a certain core experience of truth that all human beings have. Fr. Pat discusses this theory in light of Luke 14:16-24, the Parable of the Great Banquet.

This week we answer one of your questions! How do we control our thoughts and deal with the temptations we face everyday?

We're stuck at home We haven't been to Church services in weeks. What does it all mean? Steve shares a prayer and a parable that can help us see this with the eyes of a bee.

Kevin's guest is Dn. Michael Hyatt, former Chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers and the host of the AFR podcast "At the Intersection of East and West."

Guest: Frederica Mathewes-Green, ex-feminist turned pro-life Christian, author of Gender and Real Choices, and a cultural commentator for NPR, National Review, Beliefnet.com, and Ancient Faith Radio.

But turn the question around. Hebrews 9: 11 - 14

So what is the right question, and what is the right answer? 2 Corinthians 9: 6- 11, Luke 10: 25 - 37.

I had the great honor to participate in a MOPs (Mothers of Preschoolers) panel with other "seasoned" moms. We couldn't get to all the questions that day, so I thought I'd address them here in a 5 part series.

Continuing answering the panel discussion questions from MOPs. What did you do to spend 1:1 time with your children?

Here I am again answering a couple more questions from the MOPs Mommy panel I got to be part of a few months ago. Today we discuss life seasons and sibling rivalry.

We are almost to the end of the MOPs Q&A series. Just one more left after this and then we will explore more mama moments. In this episode I talk about to work or not to work outside the home and feeling like a failure as a parent.

Details about how it works in the link.

Sergey Brin is telling employees to stop making old products and start improving new ones. "For example, said Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, Google plans to combine its spreadsheet, calendar and word-processing programs into one suite of Web-based applications."

So, I have some BIG news… I am quitting online courses. (And don’t worry. If you already invested in one of my courses, you won’t lose access. The website will still live on. I’m just done selling them after one final enrollment period). “Why? ARE YOU CRAZY!?!?!” No. I’m not crazy. “IS THIS A SCAM? […]

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

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Great Britain's Jack Draper smashes his racquet after losing the opening set against Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime during their Davis Cup match in Manchester.

Twenty years since he became the US Open boys' champion, Andy Murray is giving New York a miss and beginning retired life with a holiday in Spain.

England replace injured duo Tom Curry and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso in their 36-player squad preparing to face South Africa in the Autumn Nations Series on Saturday.

Three Glasgow Warriors forwards drop out of the Scotland squad through injury as club-mate Johnny Matthews and Scarlets' Alex Hepburn are called up.

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...

I enjoy entrepreneurship, startups, business and the like the same way my brother in law enjoys baseball and basketball. Which is to say, I'm a rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth fan. Rarely a day goes by that I don't read, study, research, observe,...

Judd Trump continues his defence of the Northern Ireland Open title with a 4-1 victory over Barry Hawkins in Belfast.

John Higgins loses his quarter-final tie with Chris Wakelin in frustrating fashion at the International Championship in Nanjing, China.

Ioan Cunningham has left his role as Wales women head coach after a troubled year on and off the pitch.

As Wales prepare to get their 2024 Autumn Nations Series under way this weekend, how well do you recall their last autumn campaign?

Warren Gatland's Wales equal the country's record losing international streak of 10 successive Test defeats after Fiji triumph in Cardiff.

The Football Association of Wales has made a presentation to Merthyr Town to entice them out of the English non-league system into an expanded Cymru Premier in 2026.