re Google Wallet Expands to Children By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:14:32 +0000 Google will soon let children use Android phones to make in-person purchases. It says there will be sufficient safeguards and controls for parents. The changes will be to Google Wallet. That's an app that lets users store card details and make payments in the real world without the card. The app also lets users store electronic versions of tickets and passes. The payments are contactless and use the NFC (near-field communication) chip in the phone. Users must authenticate the app through a security measure such as a PIN, passcode, fingerprint or facial recognition. Previously the app was only ... (view more) Full Article
re Rapturemania and the Second Coming of Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-29T02:16:02+00:00 We say in the creed that "He shall come again to judge the living and the dead." Is that the rapture? If not what is the rapture and the dispensational theology it springs from? Fr. Barnabas welcomes Dr. Terry Hebert from Dallas Theological Seminary, a non-dispensatonal Orthodox Christian working in an evangelical dispensational institution. Full Article
re Good Grief - Real Grief and Christian Hope By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-11-10T03:01:26+00:00 Fr. Barnabas is joined by Fr. James and Kh. Linda Ellison who have experienced personal grief beyond most. How do we grieve and maintain our Christian hope and how can we help those who are grieving? Full Article
re Repentance By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-02-23T03:00:32+00:00 Fr. Stephen Freeman joins Fr. Barnabas at the beginning of Great Lent to explore the meaning and necessity of repentance. Full Article
re Pentecost: The Power to Reach the World By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-05-25T01:56:29+00:00 Subdeacon Adam Lowell Roberts joins Fr. Barnabas to talk about taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. How do we evangelize as Orthodox Christians? You will also learn about an exciting new evangelism initiative in the Antiochian Archdiocese. Full Article
re The Poor Are For My Salvation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-07-27T02:10:59+00:00 Fr. Barnabas welcomes Dan Christopulos of IOCC and Nick Chakos of Focus North America to talk about our clear mandate from the Lord to care for the poor. Full Article
re Theosis - Becoming By Grace What Christ Is By Nature By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-28T01:55:29+00:00 Dr. Kyriaki Fitzgerald from Holy Cross Seminary joins Fr. Barnabas to explore the meaning of Theosis in the Orthodox Church. Full Article
re No Compromise With The Culture of Death By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-12-28T02:47:09+00:00 Bioethicist Wesley J. Smith joins Fr. Barnabas on this last show of 2015 to discuss the alarming societal attitudes toward the value of a human life. Full Article
re A Great Cloud of Witnesses By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-01-30T04:06:18+00:00 Fr. Barnabas welcomes his guest Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou as they discuss the communion of the saints, relics, weeping icons, and how saints are identified. Full Article
re Keeping A Good Great Lent By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-14T17:53:42+00:00 Fr. Barnabas helps us enter the season of Great Lent with the right attitude and with good strength for the journey. Full Article
re When Killing Becomes Medicine: Fighting A Culture of Death By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-23T02:02:10+00:00 Bioethicist Wesley J. Smith joins Fr. Barnabas to discuss the growing problem of Euthanasia in our society. Full Article
re Parenting Toward The Kingdom By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-02-13T02:59:56+00:00 Fr. Barnabas welomes Dr. Philip Mamalakis about his new book Parenting Toward The Kingdom, published by Ancient Faith. Full Article
re Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy - Fr. Andrew Damick By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-03-13T02:15:53+00:00 Fr. Barnabas welcomes Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to talk about his revised and updated book Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy. They take calls including one from a Mormon and one from an African American Orthodox Christian looking for outreach to that community. Full Article
re Why Do Some Parishes Reach Out and Others Don't? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-05-29T02:35:36+00:00 Assembly of Bishops Researcher Alexei Krindatch joins Fr. Barnabas to discuss the latest study on evangelism in the Orthodox Church. Full Article
re Orthodoxy and the Reformation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-06-12T01:53:03+00:00 Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou joins Fr. Barnabas to talk about the Reformation and its effects on the Christian Church. Full Article
re Rock and Sand - 500 Years After the Reformation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-09-25T02:43:31+00:00 Fr. Barnabas welcomes Fr. Josiah Trenham, author of Rock and Sand, as they discuss the Protestant Reformation 500 years later. Full Article
re Reaching Young Adults With The Orthodox Message By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-11-13T03:07:04+00:00 Fr. Paul Lundberg joins Fr. Barnabas to explore the reasons why the Church is losing its young people. Learn about one effort to stem the tide through the Connect Conferences. Full Article
re The Poor Are Given to Us for Our Salvation By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-05-28T02:05:26+00:00 Fr. Barnabas Powell welcomes the Executive Director of FOCUS North America Seraphim Danckaert to talk about the theology of caring for the poor and how it relates to our salvation. Full Article
re You're Converting To What?! By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-06-11T02:27:50+00:00 Fr. Stephen Freeman joins Fr. Barnabas Powell to talk about what happens when you tell your family, friends, and colleagues you are embracing the Orthodox Church. Full Article
re Are We Doing Ministry Wrong? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-07-09T02:25:43+00:00 Fr. Barnabas Powell is joined by Steven Christoforou and Christian Gonzalez to evaluate the state of ministry for both young people and adults in our Orthodox Churches. Several resources were mentioned. We Are Orthodoxy podcast Y2AM Effective Christian Ministry Full Article
re Ministry and Transitions - Frederica and Fr. Gregory Mathewes-Green By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-08-27T02:42:17+00:00 Fr. Barnabas Powell interviews Frederica and Fr. Gregory Mathewes-Green after they recently transitioned from full time parish ministry to "retirement." Of course, they remain as active as ever in continued outreach. Full Article
re Geopolitics, Foreign Policy, and the Orthodox Church By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-09-14T21:43:53+00:00 Father Barnabas Powell interviews John Sitilides, the Washington D.C.-based geopolitical strategist and professional corporate speaker, in a far-reaching conversation to explore and assess the complexities facing the Orthodox Church and its internal administrative challenges in addressing in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the hierarchical tensions between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Moscow Patriarchate, Turkey's repression of Orthodox and other religious minorities, the Syria civil war, the Israeli-Palestinian divide, radical Islamism in the Balkans, the plight of Egypt’s Coptic community, and the stunning rise of Orthodox Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa. Full Article
re Authentic Christianity and Preparing for Advent By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-11-12T02:54:11+00:00 Our guests are Leah Libresco and Elissa Bjeletich. Leah is on the first segment discussing building authentic Christian community and her recent book Building the Benedict Option, and Elissa will be talking about preparing for the Nativity fast. Full Article
re Halloween and Spiritual Warfare By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-01-10T21:29:10+00:00 On this episode, Fr. Barnabas welcomes Fr. Lawrence Farley, author of the Bible Study Companion series and teacher on the Coffee Cup Commentaries. They discuss demons, demonology, and Halloween. Full Article
re Truth Matters, Life Matters More By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2020-02-06T21:16:12+00:00 Fr. Barnabas returns to his program with an interview with Hank Hanegraaff, the president and Chairman of the Christian Research Institute and the author of Truth Matters, Life Matters More: The Unexpected Beauty of an Authentic Christian Life. Full Article
re Trump nominates Florida's Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:42:07 -0500 President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who has clashed with Republican leaders in the House and served as a lightning rod against Democrats, to serve as attorney general in his incoming administration. Full Article
re Welcome to China's underground raves, from street techno to quotes from Chairman Mao By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:50:53 -0500 Crouch through the small metal door and walk down the dark tunnel, and even before you step into the abandoned air raid shelter, the air reverberates with pounding techno beats. Young Chinese holding booze and cigarettes shake and sway in a red-lit passageway, below a big screen rolling through quotations from Chairman Mao. Full Article
re Trump formally announces his choice of Sen. Marco Rubio for Secretary of State By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:58:47 -0500 President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he will nominate Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for Secretary of State. Full Article
re Ted Olson dies at 84; prominent conservative lawyer argued Bush recount, same-sex marriage cases By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:28:22 -0500 Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, who served two Republican presidents as one of the country's best known conservative lawyers and successfully argued on behalf of same-sex marriage, died Wednesday. He was 84. Full Article
re White supremacists protest Michigan performance of Anne Frank play with Nazi flags By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:41:48 -0500 A group of White supremacist demonstrators protested a performance of the play "The Diary of Anne Frank" in Howell, Michigan, by waving Nazi flags across the street from the venue. Full Article
re Republicans seek to revoke security clearances for ex-intel officials over Hunter Biden laptop case By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:45:02 -0500 Several Republican lawmakers want Congress to strip the security clearances of dozens of former U.S. intelligence officials who worked against President-elect Donald Trump in 2020 by asserting that information in the laptop of Hunter Biden was likely Russian disinformation. Full Article
re Study examines journalistic stress in covering election By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:04:06 -0500 Here's a new phenomenon to consider: "Post-election season stress." This term comes to us from the University of Southern California's Center for Health Journalism, which released on Wednesday a brief study titled "Reflecting on the Election's Toll on Journalists." Full Article
re Bob Menendez trial jurors were given evidence that judge had excluded, prosecutors say By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:05:36 -0500 Some evidence that a federal judge had excluded from the bribery trial of former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was inadvertently put on a computer given to jurors, federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday, though they insisted it should have no effect on the Democrat's conviction. Full Article
re Speaker Johnson wins unanimous support from GOP for another term as top House Republican By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:10:50 -0500 House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday won a unanimous closed-door vote for his first, full term as Speaker, despite rumblings of a possible rebellion against him, after he received a full-throated endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump. Full Article
re FBI offers $25,000 reward for information on suspect in ballot box fires By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:11:26 -0500 The FBI said Wednesday it is offering up to $25,000 as a reward for information about the suspect behind recent ballot box fires in Oregon and Washington state. Full Article
re Pentagon denies UFO cover-up as whistleblowers share shocking claims By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:12:40 -0500 A House hearing on Wednesday focused on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) featured testimonies from several witnesses who made allegations about the U.S. government's involvement with UFOs and possible alien technologies. Full Article
re Donald Trump triumphantly returns to White House as Joe Biden pledges 'smooth transition' By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:35:51 -0500 President-elect Donald Trump made his victorious return to Washington on Wednesday, meeting with jubilant House Republicans and then conferring with President Biden in the Oval Office, where they mutually pledged a smooth transfer of power after a bitter election in which they repeatedly disparaged each other. Full Article
re Transgender student bathroom bill clears Ohio legislature, heads to governor By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:03:59 -0500 The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. Full Article
re Expert Shares Insight on 30 Years of 'The Magic School Bus' By www.newswise.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:05:05 EST September marked 30 years of "The Magic School Bus" television series. Led by the eccentric Ms. Frizzle, the show sparked a sense of wonder with every adventure -- from transporting children inside the human body to the outer reaches of space. But the television series wouldn't have been possible without its best-selling source material. Full Article
re "We Need Everyone": New Award Recognizes the Importance of Scientific Community By www.newswise.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:30:03 EST In the lab of Minna Roh-Johnson, PhD, great science and great mentorship are inextricable. Now, up to $250,000 in federal funding from the National Cancer Institute has made that philosophy concrete by advancing cancer research and building scientific community. Full Article
re FASEB Journals Introduce Research Letters By www.newswise.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:20:24 EST FASEB Journals announce the launch of a new article type, Research Letters, designed to offer scientists a fast, focused platform for sharing significant research findings. Full Article
re Argonne Researchers Highlight Breakthroughs in Supercomputing and AI at SC24 By www.newswise.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:00:55 EST Argonne National Laboratory researchers to showcase leading-edge work in high performance computing, AI and more at SC24 international conference. Full Article
re Jumio teams up with LatticeFlow AI to scale fraud prevention and compliance By thepaypers.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:54:00 +0100 US-based Jumio has entered into a collaboration with Full Article
re Groov secures GBP 1.5 mln in Seed funding By thepaypers.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:38:00 +0100 Groov, an embedded lending platform, has raised GBP... Full Article
re Wolt partners with Revolut to bring Wolt+ membership to its subscribers By thepaypers.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:55:00 +0100 Wolt has announced its partnership with global financial app Full Article
re UBS pilots UBS Cash multi-currency payment solution By thepaypers.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:35:00 +0100 UBS has concluded a pilot for its blockchain-based payment... Full Article
re Alkami and Kemba Credit Union to boost digital banking experience By thepaypers.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:07:00 +0100 Alkami... Full Article
re Revolut launches new study on legacy banks struggling to meet modern business needs By thepaypers.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:52:00 +0100 Revolut has launched a new survey which shows that two-thirds... Full Article
re iwoca secures GBP 200 million in new funding round By thepaypers.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:38:00 +0100 UK-based small business lender iwoca has... Full Article
re FTX sues Binance, alleging fraud in 2021 share repurchase deal By thepaypers.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0100 Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against Full Article