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Sinopsis
Thoughts and reflections on Orthodox theology and life - Thoughts and reflections on Orthodox theology and life from Fr. Stephen Freeman.
Episodios
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Beauty and the Salvation of the World
23/05/2009 Duración: 09minFr. Stephen looks at Icons and Scripture and what they hold in common, in particular their use of beauty to teach us the reality of God.
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Personal Issues
16/05/2009 Duración: 10minFr. Stephen takes a look at how concern for various "issues" often distracts us from the true task of tending to the health of our soul.
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Unbelief and the Two-Storey Universe
02/05/2009 Duración: 07minFr. Stephen offers his observations on the split in our world between sacred and secular (the "two-story universe) and the role it plays in causing unbelief and the role unbelief may play in allowing us to be healed.
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Singleness of Heart
25/04/2009 Duración: 08minFr. Stephen looks at singleness of heart—simply learning to say what is in our heart, practicing integrity within ourselves. Its importance to one's spiritual life cannot be overstated.
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For the Sake of Envy
14/04/2009 Duración: 14minFr. Stephen speaks about the role played by envy in the events of Holy Week. Seeing envy as a primary sin in our world, he looks at how the Gospel confronts this error in human thought.
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Careful Devotion to Christ
04/04/2009 Duración: 09minFr. Stephen returns to some of his thoughts on life in a world divided into sacred and secular - a world he describes as the "two-storey universe." He offers practical steps on how to practice the presence of Christ at all times and places in a careful devotion to Christ.
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Personhood and Love
28/03/2009 Duración: 05minFr. Stephen looks at the teaching of the Elder Sophrony and St. Silouan and what it is they mean by "person." Our existence is rooted in love.
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Why Does God Sing?
21/03/2009 Duración: 14minFr. Stephen makes the observation that the Scriptures say that God sings. He then goes on to ask about the place of music in worship and why it is that some modern Christians do not sing.
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Forgiveness - The Hardest Love of All
15/03/2009 Duración: 09minFr. Stephen looks at the forgiveness of our enemies and suggests some small steps we can take to cultivate a heart of mercy and extend it towards others.
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Know God or No God
07/03/2009 Duración: 09minFr. Stephen speaks on the utterly essential relationship with God. We must truly know Him.
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Why We Fast
01/03/2009 Duración: 10minFr. Stephen looks at the deeper meaning of fasting and its true place in our Christian life.
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Scripture and the Church
23/02/2009 Duración: 10minFr. Stephen speaks about the unique relationship between the Church and Holy Scripture. They are integral to one another. We do not remove the Church from Scripture, but neither do we remove Scripture from the Church.
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The Unholy Land
15/02/2009 Duración: 07minFr. Stephen looks at the temptations of our secular culture and its invitation to live in an "unholy land."
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Orthodoxy and Science Fiction
07/02/2009 Duración: 12minFr. Stephen explains why he considers science fiction as a form of modern theological thought.
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The Wrath of God
31/01/2009 Duración: 10minFr. Stephen looks at the Orthodox understanding of the wrath of God and the patristic teaching that His wrath is nothing other than His love given to us. The wrath is our own hatred for His love. It is an understanding of the good God who loves mankind.
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Salvation in a Cloud of Witnesses
17/01/2009 Duración: 15minFr. Stephen looks at the difference between individual salvation and personal salvation and the deep importance found in the distinction.
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The Longest Liturgy
10/01/2009 Duración: 13minFr. Stephen speaks about the "liturgy of the heart" as the longest liturgy of all and the true nature of worship.
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Bowing in Bethlehem
04/01/2009 Duración: 09minFather Stephen looks at the history and architecture of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and draws lessons for our own humility.