Parable Add-Ons

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Next Step #303 – March 27, 2014

Questioning the parables and finding additional messages. Another look at the Prodigal Son, redemption, reconciliation. Lost and Found. How a bicycle ride teaches us the secrets of looking in the right destination and finding balance in life.
Song: “Daradzyalk” – www.StNersess.edu
Road to Healing Podcast
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Familiarity without Contempt

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Next Step #302 – March 20, 2014

Equinox edition. An interview with Dave Lurssen (Arts & Entertainment Editor of ExpressMilwuakee.com and Shepherd Express) speaks candidly about his choice to serve in the Armenian Church – the viability of the Armenian Church. More on the Prodigal and healing through forgiveness. “Aligning of events” including Abp. Tutu’s message for forgiveness.
Song: “I Could Only Imagine” by Mercy Me dedicated to Liz Lazarian (1922-2014)
Fruits of the Spirit by Elizabeth Lazarian: www.InHisShoes.org/Lazarian
Datev Outreach in Milwaukee
Fr. Nareg Keutelian on the Next Step
Lenten Journey – Time to Heal
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Book
The Power of Truth by Dave Luhrssen (1994)
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From Pawn to King in a Week

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Next Step #301 – March 13, 2014

Exploring the definitions of God explored and then delivered via an unusual character, namely the squirrelly and squandering boy known as the Prodigal. This episode ties in with the healing process of within and without. It opens new ideas for Armodoxy, along with some cosmic math – tying up the mystery of the numbers and the episode.
Song: Der Voghormia – chant of forgiveness
Lenten Journey – Healing
Bland Lenten Page: http://www.armenianorthodoxy.org/lent/
Prodigal Son
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Expelling the Myth, Literary

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Next Step #300 – March 6, 2014

In this episode: Finding a language in beauty – let’s create, sing and dance. Thanks UCLA Dancers – it’s much better than the Genocide talk. Learning to use the myths – it’s Expulsion Sunday, so let’s expel the myth. On the Road to Healing – a flow of ideas. Suicide and the evolution of our understanding of compassion: for who is the funeral? Fr. McKenzie and Fr. Vazken meet at the grave of Eleanor Rigby.
Song: “Petrvar” by Inga & Anush
UCLA Armenian Dance Group
NPR on revolving around the Earth
Road to Recovery – Lenten Journey
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St. Vartan: Battlefield Arizona

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Next Step #299 – February 27, 2014

St. Vartan’s battle is one that gets defined in 2014 as we react to religious intolerance. Fr. Vazken brings home the message in this timely and relevant broadcast. Homosexuality and the tolerance of Christ – as we are all one in Christ – it’s a believe or not statement. Looking for parody and the folk songs to open the dialogue about change and revolution. Watch out debutantes! The power of language along with a quick run to Guitar Center with Gor – all in this episode.
Song: “Sassoun” by Hovhaness Badalian
Lenten Journey: https://epostle.net/lent/ 
Lenten Page: http://armenianorthodoxy.org/lent/index.html
Armodoxy Blog
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A Time for Balance

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Next Step #297 – February 13, 2014

Better than bonfires, here’s an approach to Candlemass “Diaruntarch” that challenges the listener to meditate and make the presentation a connection to Faith today. On the power of love while feeding the homeless.
Song: “Turn, Turn, Turn” by Mary Hopkins
Pilgrimage to Armenia & Ararat 
Homeless Feed at Ascensia
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Evolving to a Better Creation

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Next Step #296 – February 6, 2014

With some needles sticking out of his arms, Fr. Vazken shares the ancient Faith with nurses, and takes a look at the Creation/Evolution debate which is tragically being taken in a literal format (Nye vs. Hem). No worries: he’s not drugged. This is about understanding metaphor and respecting science. It’s about evolving to a better form of Creation. It’s about creating an Evolution which accounts for all of us. More on “managing the fulcrum” – the untapped power of Christianity in our lives. Also – stories of 50 years ago, the Beatles, Dad and Seeroon – all in this Next Step.
Song: “Besame Mucho” by the Beatles
Debate Nye vs. Hem on NPR
The Debate on YouTube
Seeroon Darer
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Midwinter Blues

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Next Step #295 – January 30, 2014

A midwinter look at the week. Stories from Datev Outreach – celebrating the first anniversary and discovering the evolutionary process of thought and belief. Peter walking down the beach and us in his shoes, we find an uncomfortable comfort regarding sexuality. Explore with Fr. Vazken in this session of the Next Step.
Song: “Es Kisher Loosnyag Kisher” – Datevik
Datevik at the Eastern Diocese
Song: “Dogs of Midwinter” by Jethro Tull
Datev Outreach
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Las Vegas Jackpot: You be the judge

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Next Step #294 – January 23, 2014

A trip to Las Vegas yields a jackpot that Fr. Vazken shares with the listeners in this episode. Topics: The liberating message of Jesus Christ; Understanding the worship life of Orthodoxy – the distribution of the Savior Jesus Christ through the Holy Eucharist; The Business Plan for the Church, Lessons from a Catholic broadcaster: ships and rafts. Getting a fisheye at the raffle. Mary & Martha at the Church. Be a winner too!
Song: Armenian Mirror by Gor Mkhitarian
Sermon in Las Vegas
Inside the Pomegranate #28 
Catholic Channel on Satellite Radio
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Discovering Tremendous Treasures: A talk with Hratch Tchilingirian

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Next Step #293 – January 16, 2014

A candid conversation with Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian about the church, relevancy and focusing on the basics – faith, hope and love. Tchilingirian shares insights from experiences in London as well as from a life in the Armenian Church. Filtering out the “noise,” the quest for meaning, and the soldier/army metaphor are part of this discussion. Also – some thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr., as a minister of the Gospel.
Song: Armen Chakmakian, “Enchantress”
Hratch Tchilingiran
Martin Luther King & St. John the Baptist
Fr. Vazken’s Comments at Ecumenical Gathering
Videos from UK Armenian Diocese
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