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Gor is with Us!
February 24, 2011

Next Step #142: Prelude to the IHS Gathering for Darfur - recording artist Gor Mkhitarian drops in at the studio for an interview - music and humanities, it's all there. Then, a special in-studio session - "Or," "Hrashk" and the "Snow" has never been the

Office Icons Point to Love
February 17, 2011

Next Step #141: The Simpsons have the Blinky fish. The Chevy in Blythe has a Bobble-Head Jesus. Fr. Vazken’s office has some icons too – not too far off, once you get Shnorhali’s key. All icons point to Christ so long as the Shnorhali formula is in

Bonfires for Peace
February 10, 2011

Next Step #140: After analysis there's only one step to take: the next step to action. Did you see Jesus in the Genocide refugee camps? Warning- Do not try this at home: the heathen practices of jumping the bonfires. Sayat Nova's adventures through St. Va

Refusing Devolution
February 03, 2011

Next Step #139: From the Sunshine in California to the Snow storms back East, this episode is an offering of bi-polar reconciliations: Death & Life; Dark & Light; Good & Bad; Evolution & Devolution; Debutante Balls & Genocide in Darfur

Two Friends, One Concern Discussed
January 27, 2011

Next Step #138: Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian’s interview (Part 2 of 2) - discussing religion in general and the Armenian Church in particular. Topics include the Mission of the Armenian Church; How to accomplish the mission; Eastern (cf. Western) as the lib

Analysis from the Inside Out
January 20, 2011

Next Step #137: Wrapping up the lessons from a weekend with Martin Luther King, Jr.; The Santa Barbara Sunrise: are we at the Pacific Ocean? Expansion plans for In His Shoes includes a kick in the shoes, from Easter April 24, to Syria, to Argentina and Lo

St. John the Radical in Declaring a Right to Revolution
January 13, 2011

Next Step #136: The Feast of St. John the Forerunner, a revelatory day, when it all clicks and we arrive at Armodoxy. Declaring a Right to Revolution for the Church. Is Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness the goal of religion? Does it define the sacred

Christmas Day Ponderings
January 06, 2011

Next Step #135: It’s Theophany! The Revelation of Christ! Kickoff the New Year with some ponderings - What to think when the  twelve-day countdown is over. Instead of partridges and lords a-leeping, cancer and death visits. Finding PEACE in the fac

Moving from Faith to Belief in the New Year
December 30, 2010

Next Step #134: Can we learn from big business? How about a clearance sale for the soul? Clear your inventory of everything that’s not necessary to make room for the new models – including a move from faith to belief. Explore a recap of different sort

Another Christmas Song
December 23, 2010

Next Step #133: The eve of Christmas Eve is a look beyond the astronomic. How to say “Peace on Earth; Good Will to Humankind” with Genocide in Darfur, war in Iraq and Afghanistan and now Korea nuclear saber-rattling. Try the obvious this Christmas: In