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A Conversation Beyond Expectation – A Life Beyond Conceiving




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God Hates Six Things. No Seven.




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No, Get Behind the Tax Collector, Sir




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But You Aren't Xeni!




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Learning How Not To Be Anxious




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Relax, Wait, Maybe Not




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Tax Collectors and Sinners, Oh My!




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A Word of Exhortation




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Examine Yourselves, Test Yourselves




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Approve What Is Excellent




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The More Excellent Way




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An Unexamined Life




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The Power, Path, and Expectation of a Disciple




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Why Are You Orthodox?




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Excellent!




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The Paradox of Generosity




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Freedom From Anxiety!




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Imitators and Examples




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They Have No Excuse




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Treasures Given To the Unexpected




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Expediency




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Imitators and Examples




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The More Excellent Way




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Freedom from Anxiety




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An Unexamined Life




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Paradox of Generosity




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The Paradox of Generosity




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Examine Yourselves, Test Yourselves




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Excellent!




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Freedom from Anxiety




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Nearly Orthodox

Bobby Maddex interviews Angela Doll Carlson, the author of the forthcoming AFP book Nearly Orthodox: On Being a Modern Woman in an Ancient Tradition.




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Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy

Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, the author of the newly revised and expanded edition of his very popular book Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Finding the Way to Christ in a Complicated Religious Landscape.




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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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Socratic Education and Orthodoxy

Dr. John Mark answers the question, "How do I teach Socratically and still have an Orthodox faith with lots of really set beliefs that I don't spend a lot of time reexamining?"




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Dealing with Experts

Dr. Reynolds talks about experts, how one should deal with real experts, and how to spot fake ones.




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Human Ends and Existence

Dr. John Mark Reynolds speaks on considering beauty and the ends of our existence through God.




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Good Self Esteem in the Orthodox Life

Dr. John Mark Reynolds speaks on the divide between pride and humility as they relate to self esteem.




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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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What is Orthodox Education?

Dr. John Mark Reynolds describes the nature of Christian education, including ideas for Sunday Church Schools.




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Text Selection in Christian Education

Dr. John Mark Reynolds talks about determining what books are most helpful for Christian education.




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Scientists Promote Human UNexceptionalism

Is human life exceptional when compared to the animal kingdom? Some scientists do not think so!




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Orthodoxy and the Western Rite

On the 350th anniversary of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer (1662), Professor David Frost, Principal of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, assesses the influence of the Anglican rites on Orthodox theology and worship.




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Fresh Hope and New Challenges: The Church in the Traditional Orthodox Countries

Metropolitan Kallistos Ware addressed the topic of "The Church in the Traditional Orthodox Countries" as the first session (out of two) on the larger theme of "Orthodoxy in the 21st Century." The lecture was delivered in Cambridge in the Institute's seminar room during the Community Lecture Day of 22 February 2014.




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Not Ethnic but Global: Orthodoxy in the Western World

Metropolitan Kallistos Ware addressed the topic of "Orthodoxy in the Western World" as the second session (out of two) on the larger theme of "Orthodoxy in the 21st Century." The lecture was delivered in Cambridge in the Institute's seminar room during the Community Lecture Day of February 22, 2014.




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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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Orthodoxy is “Paradoxy”

Dr. Rossi talks about the many paradoxes in Orthodoxy that defy explanation but at the same time define our faith.




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Asceticism and Orthodox Secularism

In the third installment on the general topic of asceticism, Dr. Rossi addresses the subtle temptation to slip into secularism.




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Relax in God's Hands

Dr. Rossi uses a quote from St. Irenaeus to illustrate the need for balance in our lives.




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A Message for Youth on Sex

Dr. Rossi recorded an adaptation of his talk that he gives to youth on sex, lust, and marriage. His talk usually lasts a couple of hours but he has condensed it here to 45 minutes. Its well worth listening to!




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Fr. Alexander Atty - Joy in Suffering

Dr. Rossi visits with Fr. Alexander Atty at Antiochian Village and discusses Fr. Alexander's cancer diagnosis and how he has dealt with it. Part two of the interview.