These podcast episodes have been prepared for use by inquirers and catechumens at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Dayton, Ohio. They examine and consider the essential matters of the Orthodox Faith in three categories: the Faith of the Church, the Sacraments of the Church, and daily life in the Church.
Episode 27 – The Word Became Flesh & Dwelt Among Us
In this twenty-seventh episode, we begin our meditation upon the Lord's coming in the flesh, the long-awaited Incarnation, and set out eight essential points to consider over the next several episodes. Length: 12 minutes, 50 seconds
Direct Link: Episode 27 – The Word Became Flesh & Dwelt Among Us
Episode 26 – So Where Is Heaven Anyway?
In this twenty-sixth episode, we discuss what it means that Jesus Christ comes down from heaven, remembering that in this case, and many others, the heights of heaven refer to the Eternal Divinity of God Himself, and not to the geography or altitude of heaven. Length: 10 minutes, 16 seconds
Direct Link: Episode 26 – So Where Is Heaven Anyway?
Episode 25 – Behold What Manner of Love
In this twenty-fifth episode, we marvel at the God's entrance into His Creation, and consider the wondrous truth that He has come to live in our midst because He loves us and desires to reconcile us to Himself. Length: 9 minutes, 23 seconds
Direct Link: Episode 25 – Behold What Manner of Love
Episode 24 – Tidings of Great Joy
In this twenty-fourth episode, we pivot from the Divinity of the Lord which we have been discussing to the marvelous matter of His Humanity, His presence in our midst. Length: 9 minutes, 56 seconds
Direct Link: Episode 24 – Tidings of Great Joy
Episode 23 – Interlude – Defining Terms
In this twenty-third episode, we pause to review some of the theological terminology we have been using, and to emphasize the centrality of the Person of Jesus Christ to the Christian Rule of Faith. Length: 22 minutes, 52 seconds
Direct Link: Episode 23 – Interlude – Defining Terms
Episode 22 – A Picture Worth Far More Than Words
In this twenty-second episode, we examine the Iconoclastic controversy, and the final resolution of the controversies of the first 800 years of Christian history, as the restoration of the Icons balanced the intellectual emphasis of the first six Ecumenical Councils with a final affirmation of the tangibility and immanent presence of the Lord. Length: 12 minutes, 48 seconds
Direct Link: Episode 22 – A Picture Worth Far More Than Words
Episode 21 – Millions of Words, Oceans of Ink
In this twenty-first episode, we summarize the controversies that consumed the Church's attention between A.D. 325 and 681, and the decisions of the first six Ecumenical Councils that resolved the controversies and built an intellectual fence around the Rule of Faith as they did so. Length: 16 minutes, 59 seconds
Direct Link: Episode 21 – Millions of Words, Oceans of Ink
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