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Theophany – Juxtaposing Christ and Darfur
Next Step #83: Theophany as a way of life today and not only in history. How can you be excited about “Christ being born†while Children are dying in Darfur? Fr. Vazken takes the listener through a thought-process and arrives at the Nativity/Revelatio
New Years Eve - Decade End
Next Step #82: The New Year’s Eve Edition. Use this sound track as a “Dick Clark replacement†as we reflect on the year and the aught decade. Remember the Y2K scare? Living in post-9/11 society and the changes we’ve endured. What about life before
Christmas Eve: Finding Hope in the Manger
Next Step #81: The Christmas Eve Edition - Looking and finding hope in the manger. Why “In His Shoes†is a way of life and how “respect†is the predecessor of love. The Christ child is a revelation of faith, hope and love – concisely placed in t
Solstice Celebration: Light, Love and Life
Next Step #80: Winter Solstice Edition - Celebrating Love, Light and Life - The Birth of the Son and the Birth of the Sun are looked at through the lens of Armenian Orthodoxy. Children’s memorial: never letting these precious lives be forgotten, in real
Reconciling with Absurdity
Next Step #79: Reconciling peace and war, love and evil, God and humanity – it’s the Next Step in the Advent journey. A look at Obama receiving the Nobel Peace prize while sending troops to Afghanistan; a murder in Glendale and a Genocide in Sudan –
Clarity to See Responsibility
Next Step #78: A look at Jesus' answer to Evil in the Gospel of Luke 13 as an instruction to shift emphasis from others to ourselves and accept responsibility for our lives. Advent Sunday #2 - is a step closer to introducing meaning to the Christmas seaso
Giving Thanks for Blessings
Next Step #77: The Thanksgiving and Advent edition of the Next Step. As we wrap up our third season, a time to reflect on the meaning of thanksgiving, while looking at the meaning and purpose of Advent. It's about getting ready, it's about facing the mess
More than a Footnote – Check the Message!
Next Step #76: Interview with Fr. Daniel Findikyan, Dean of St. Nersess Armenian Seminary (StNersess.edu), Part 2 of 2 - Armenian Church is not a footnote to Christianity; the “Developed Theology of Sacrificeâ€; the “Radical Message of the Gospelâ€;
Two Kindred Spirits Separated By Millennia
John the Baptist and Martin Lurther King Jr. are two giants – one a Biblical figure, the other contemporary, yet they serve the same God and the same Lord. What is the legacy left by these ushers of the Way? Fr. Vazken brings together the work and missi
Let’s Give the Footnote a Chance
Next Step #75: Interview with Fr. Daniel Findikyan (part 1 of 2) – Dean of the St. Nersess Seminary (www.stnersess.edu). Fr. Daniel explains why the Armenian Church is “more than a footnote†in Christendom and World history. What does the Armenian C